Memory performance of patients with major depression in an everyday life situation

2017 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 28-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Beblo ◽  
Leona Kater ◽  
Sharon Baetge ◽  
Martin Driessen ◽  
Martina Piefke
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Life Situation

scholarly journals Education did not interact with major depression on performance of memory tests in acute southern Brazilian in patients

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Analuiza Camozzato ◽  
Marcelo Pio de Almeida Fleck ◽  
Vera Delgado ◽  
Marcia Lorena Fagundes Chaves
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Major Depression ◽  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Remote Memory ◽  
Independent Effect ◽  
Psychoactive Drugs ◽  
Memory Tests ◽  
Cognitive Memory

Abstract The relationship of cognitive function to depression in older adults has become a topic of extensive clinical interest and research. Objective: To analyze association between cognitive/memory performance, Major Depression, and education in 206 inpatients from the Psychiatry and Internal Medicine Departments. Methods: Patients were evaluated by the Mini Mental State Examination, a battery of memory tests, and the MontgomeryÅsberg Depression Rating Scale. Depression patients comprised 45 severe and 42 mild/moderate, according to the Montgomery-Asberg scale. The effect of psychoactive drugs was recorded (30% drug-free). Education was measured in years. Cognitive/memory tests assessed five domains: general mental functioning, attention, sustained attention/working memory, learning memory (verbal), and remote memory. An index for memory impairment was created (positivity: 50% of tests below cutoff). Results: The chief effect on worse performance was Major Depression for the domains (age and education adjusted) of attention, learning, remote memory, and general functioning. For the domain "sustained attention and working memory", only severely depressed patients differed from the medical controls (p=.008). Education showed an independent effect on test performances. No interaction between depression and educational status was observed. We also observed an independent effect of psychoactive drugs on some cognitive/ memory domains. Logistic Regression showed Major Depression as the main risk for cognitive impairment. Conclusions: These data demonstrated association of Major Depression with impaired cognitive performance independent of educational attainment or psychiatric medications.

Gender Mainstreaming in Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 870-886
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Kurebwa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Policies And Practices

Gender mainstreaming means the consistent use of a gender perspective at all stages of the development and implementation of policies, plans, programmes, and projects. Mainstreaming gender differs from previous efforts to integrate women's concerns into government activities in that, rather than ‘adding on' a women's component to existing policies, plans, programmes, and projects, a gender perspective informs these at all stages and in every aspect of the decision-making process. Gender mainstreaming starts by analyzing the everyday life situation of women and men. It makes their differing needs and problems visible and examines what this means for specific policy areas. In this way, it ensures policies and practices are not based on incorrect assumptions and stereotypes. It recognizes that gender is one of the most fundamental organizing features in society and affects our lives from the moment we are born.

scholarly journals Losing and Regaining Grip: Depression and Everyday Life

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401882237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilma Hänninen ◽  
Jukka Valkonen
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Depressive Episode ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Personal Accounts

Despite increased interest and research into personal accounts of depression, it has seldom been studied specifically from the point of view everyday life. Our aim is to highlight how depression progresses in relation to everyday activities, and to interpret the process using a theory of everyday life. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 55 persons (31 women, 24 men) in their 40s who self-identified as having been depressed. Depression typically progressed as follows: It originated in a difficult life situation, which was coped with by trying to manage or by escaping to drinking. Eventually, it was not possible to carry out everyday duties. Seeking treatment and sick leave signified a disconnection from everyday obligations. Leisure activities as well as support from close people helped in coping, and gradually a new, more meaningful and enjoyable everyday life developed. Disconnection, rest, reflection, reorientation, and reorganization of life seemed to build a pathway out of depression. Thus, a depressive episode could be interpreted as a process in which the person first disengaged from the unreflected everyday and then reflectively re-engaged to it.

Gender Mainstreaming in Development

2020 ◽  
pp. 19-40
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Kurebwa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Gender Mainstreaming ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Gender Perspective ◽  
Specific Policy ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Policies And Practices

Gender mainstreaming means the consistent use of a gender perspective at all stages of the development and implementation of policies, plans, programmes, and projects. Mainstreaming gender differs from previous efforts to integrate women's concerns into government activities in that, rather than ‘adding on' a women's component to existing policies, plans, programmes, and projects, a gender perspective informs these at all stages and in every aspect of the decision-making process. Gender mainstreaming starts by analyzing the everyday life situation of women and men. It makes their differing needs and problems visible and examines what this means for specific policy areas. In this way, it ensures policies and practices are not based on incorrect assumptions and stereotypes. It recognizes that gender is one of the most fundamental organizing features in society and affects our lives from the moment we are born.

Patients with Major Depression Show Intact Memory Performance—Given Optimal Conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Åsa Hammar ◽  
Lise Isaksen ◽  
Marit Schmid ◽  
Guro Årdal ◽  
Mari Strand
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Optimal Conditions

Sleep in Major Depression: Relation to Memory Performance and Outcome after Interpersonal Psychotherapy

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Göder ◽  
Gunther Fritzer ◽  
Dunja Hinze-Selch ◽  
Christian Huchzermeier ◽  
Jakob M. Koch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Interpersonal Psychotherapy

Collage Provoked an Insight in Patient with Borderline Personality Disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
R. Knez
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Life Situation ◽  
Patient Identification ◽  
Outpatient Psychotherapy ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Psychotherapy Session

Aims:To depict collage provoked an insight in female patient (31) suffering from borderline personality disorder following outpatient psychotherapy.Methods:Cut of images technique for making collage which later on was used during psychotherapy sessions.Results:The patient could easily identify herself with the collage's image of a girl on the toilet. During psychotherapy session we discovered that the toilet was a very important place in her childhood because it was the only place where she got the chance to be alone, where she felt safe and where her boundaries were respected by her parents. the second most important figure she described as her inside. She became aware of inner wild and aggressive nature because of the enormous pain which comes from her feeling of being used and cheated.The predominant symptoms in patient were impulsive, uncontrolled actions and the oppositionality was very low. She described the position of a victim many times in life, but we couldn’t approach this experience in experiential way until we used collage technique. Patient identification with figures brought her to awareness of her feelings and helped her to recognize it later in everyday life situation; she learned how to deal with it, how to take the space she needs and how to protect her boundaries.Conclusion:The insight that she had using the collage technique moved her toward better understanding of the pattern of her actions and propelled her to different behavior which enabled her better social functioning and more satisfying life.

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