Ayahuasca use and reported effects on depression and anxiety symptoms: An international cross-sectional study of 11,912 consumers

Background: Patients with chronic diseases and their caregivers are at risk for mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and their parent caregivers in Iran. Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 96 participants, including 60 patients and 36 parents. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was used to measure the depression and anxiety in this study. The research site was the Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center of the National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Tehran, Iran. SPSS software (version 22) was used to examine and analyze the raw data. Results: The prevalence of anxiety in patients with a mean incidence of 12.17% was higher than that in parents with a mean incidence of 11.81%. Moreover, the prevalence of depression in patients and parents (10.58%) was almost similar. In the patients’ group, there was a direct and significant relationship between the duration of diagnosis with depression and anxiety; nevertheless, there was an inverse and significant relationship between the patient’s age and anxiety. In the parents’ group, there was a significant inverse association between age and depression, as well as between the duration of diagnosis and anxiety. However, there was no significant relationship between anxiety and depression, neither in the parents’ group nor in the patients’ group. Conclusions: The high prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among CF patients and their parents indicates the poor mental state of these individuals, which requires planning and implementation of psychological interventions for this group.

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Association between depression and anxiety among the COPD patients in a Nepalese community hospital: a cross sectional study

Birat Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.3126/bjhs.v4i3.27023 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (3) ◽

pp. 809-812

Author(s):

Regan Shakya ◽

Bandana Gautam

Keyword(s):

Depression Scale ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Airflow Limitation ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

P Value ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Hospital Anxiety ◽

Cross Sectional

Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a progressive disabling illness characterized by persistent airflow limitation affecting physical, psychological and social aspect of the individual. Amongst the associated co morbidities, depression and anxiety has been identified as common modifiable psychiatric comorbidities of COPD which impacts the patient’s quality of life. Objectives: To establish the prevalence of depression and anxiety among the COPD patient and determine the association between them. Methodology: The cross sectional study was conducted at Dhulikhel Hospital. We used a convenient sampling method to recruit seventy three COPD participants admitted in the Medicine ward. We interviewed the participants to evaluate anxiety and depression using the Nepali version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire. We considered positive result of anxiety and depression when the Hospital Anxiety and Depression score was above eight. Results: Depressive and Anxiety symptoms were observed in 30 % and 33% of the participants respectively. Similarly 20% of the participants had both the symptoms of depression and anxiety. The association between depression and anxiety was found to be highly significant (p<0.001). In the multivariate model the odds of depression and anxiety was nine percent increase with every one year increase in age after adjusting for gender and duration of illness. (adjusted OR: 1.07; CI 1.00- 1.17; p-value: 0.03). In an unadjusted model depression was significantly associated to every year increase in age (unadjusted OR: 1.07; CI: 1.00- 1.13; p-value: 0.03) Conclusion: Depression and anxiety is prevalent among COPD patient at Dhulikhel hospital with one fifth of the patient demonstrating both depression and anxiety symptoms.

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The relation between preschool children’s language development and their mothers’ depression and anxiety symptoms: a cross-sectional study

The European Research Journal ◽

10.18621/eurj.475930 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Zeynep Göker ◽

Havva Eser ◽

Arzu Yılmaz

Keyword(s):

Language Development ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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A Chinese cross-sectional study on depression and anxiety symptoms in patients with psoriasis vulgaris

Psychology Health & Medicine ◽

10.1080/13548506.2018.1529323 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (3) ◽

pp. 269-280 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zhen Tian ◽

Yike Huang ◽

Tao Yue ◽

Jiaqing Zhou ◽

Lu Tao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psoriasis Vulgaris ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY SYMPTOMS WITH SIX CORE COMPONENTS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES ADDICTION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN SERBIA

Acta Medica Medianae ◽

10.5633/amm.2021.0104 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 28-37

Author(s):

Tamara Jovanović ◽

Aleksandar Višnjić ◽

Marko Gmijović

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Social Networking Sites ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Core Components

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Prevalence and correlates of depression and anxiety symptoms among out-of-school adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0221053 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (8) ◽

pp. e0221053 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Evodius Kuringe ◽

Jacqueline Materu ◽

Daniel Nyato ◽

Esther Majani ◽

Flaviana Ngeni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Young Women ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Out Of School

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Association of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms with Body Mass Index (for age cut offs) in non-clinical sample of adolescents studying in public schools of Delhi; cross sectional study

Indian Journal of Community Health ◽

10.47203/ijch.2020.v32i02.015 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (2) ◽

pp. 386-393

Author(s):

Preeti Khanna ◽

Bani Tamber Aeri

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Public Schools ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Anxiety Symptoms ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Objectives: The present study was designed with the objective to study the prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents and to explore the association of these disorders with Body Mass Index. Settings and Design: School setting and Cross-Sectional study design. Participants: 546 adolescents, aged 13-15 years, studying in public schools (n=5) in Delhi (Purposive sampling). Methods and Material: Anthropometric measurements: Height of the subjects was measured using a stadiometer in cm (to nearest 0.5cm). Weight was assessed using TANITA’s Body Fat Monitor (UM-076). After gathering height and weight data, BMI (kg/m2) Z scores were calculated and classified into four categories: Underweight, Normal weight, Overweight and Obesity based on WHO’s growth standards for BMI for age cutoffs. Mental Health Assessment: For this purpose, we used the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for ages 6-18 years; parent report version. Results: A V shaped curve (trend) was observed between the association of depression and anxiety scores in four BMI categories; with majority of the malnourished adolescents having higher scores for depression and anxiety symptoms. It was interesting to note that any deviation from normal weight, either underweight or overweight/obese was significantly associated with depression (p = <0.001) and anxiety (p = <0.001) scores. Conclusions: The study emphasizes the association between body weight and depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents studying in public schools of Delhi. It adds to the growing body of research in the area of nutritional psychiatry which needs to be promoted for the prevention and management of these disorders through a healthy diet.

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