Many chronic diseases and mental disorders that affect adults have their roots in childhood

2005 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Chronic Diseases

scholarly journals Association of Edentulism with Various Chronic Diseases in Mexican Elders 60+ Years: Results of a Population-Based Survey

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 404
Author(s):  
Alejandro José Casanova-Rosado ◽  
Juan Fernando Casanova-Rosado ◽  
Mirna Minaya-Sánchez ◽  
José Luís Robles-Minaya ◽  
Juan Alejandro Casanova-Sarmiento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angina Pectoris ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Self Report ◽  
World Health ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
World Health Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective: To determine the association of edentulism with different chronic diseases and mental disorders in Mexicans aged 60 years and over. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out using data from the World Health Survey for Mexico, in a probabilistic, multi-stage cluster sampling framework. Data for self-report of chronic diseases (diabetes, arthritis, angina pectoris and asthma), mental disorders (depression and schizophrenia) and edentulism were analyzed. Edentulism data were available for 20 of the 32 States of Mexico. Statistical analysis was performed in Stata 14.0 using the svy module for complex sampling (Complex nature under which individuals are sampled). Results: In total 4213 subjects were included, representing a population of 7,576,057 individuals. Mean age was 70.13 ± 7.82 years (range 60 to 98); 56.2% were women. Chronic diseases’ prevalence and mental disorders prevalence were as follows: diabetes 15.0% (N = 1,132,693); arthritis 13.2% (N = 1,001,667); depression 5.5% (N = 414,912); angina pectoris 4.5% (344,315); asthma 3.6% (N = 269,287); and schizophrenia 2.2% (N = 16,988). The prevalence of edentulism was 26.3%, which pertained to 1,993,463 people aged 60 years and over. Angina in women aged 60 to 69 years (p < 0.05) and depression in men aged 70 years and over (p < 0.0001) were associated with higher prevalence of edentulism. Conclusions: There was generally sparse association between edentulism on chronic diseases and mental disorders included in the study, except for women aged 60 to 69 years for angina, and in men aged 70 and over, for depression. Although our findings are misaligned with previous reports, longitudinal studies are required to test causal and temporal relationships between edentulism with chronic diseases and mental disorders.

BIOBOARD

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (03) ◽  
pp. 53-57
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Drug Development ◽  
Blood Sugar ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
International Collaboration ◽  
Translational Medicine ◽  
Therapeutic Treatment ◽  
Bay Area ◽  
Multiple Chronic Diseases

ASIA – The first Greater Bay Area biotechnology and translational medicine international collaboration. ASIA – New insight on therapeutic treatment for mental disorders. OCEANIA – Multiple chronic diseases leave patients with adversely high costs. AMERICAS – Measuring the risks and rewards of drug development. AMERICAS – Ketone drink could help diabetics by lowering blood sugar.

scholarly journals Prescribed medication use among elementary teachers: Prevalence and associated factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (12) ◽  
pp. 5051-5064
Author(s):  
Diogo Henrique Constantino Coledam ◽  
Yara Machado da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Medication Use ◽  
Tv Viewing ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Health Disorders ◽  
Current Tobacco

Abstract The aims of the study were to assess the prevalence and analyze the associated factors of medication use among teachers. A cross-sectional study was carried out, involving 530 teachers from Londrina city, Paraná, Brazil. The dependent variable was prescribed medication use and the independent variables were sociodemographic, work-related, lifestyle, health disorders, and chronic diseases, all assessed through questionnaires. Prevalence of medication use was 59.1%. Chronic disease was associated with all medications analyzed. Variables positively associated with medication use according to health disorder type were: Cardiometabolic (Length of employment, overweight, not current tobacco use, and TV viewing); Psychological (Length of employment, common mental disorders, current tobacco use, and disability); Orthopedic (Length of employment, health insurance, overweight, musculoskeletal pain, low job support, and disability); Respiratory (TV viewing and problems related to dust or chalk powder); and Gastrointestinal (common mental disorders and physical activity [negative association]). Support for access, the appropriate use of medicines, and a reduction in medication use should consider work-related, lifestyle, and health disorders, as well as chronic diseases.

scholarly journals COVID-19 in Wuhan: Immediate Psychological Impact on 5062 Health Workers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Zhu ◽  
Shabei Xu ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Zheng Liu ◽  
Jianhong Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Acute Stress ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Event Scale ◽  
History Of

ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDThe outbreak of COVID-19 has laid unprecedented psychological stress on health workers (HWs). We aimed to assess the immediate psychological impact on HWs at Tongji Hospital in Wuhan, China.METHODSWe conducted a single-center, cross-sectional survey of HWs via online questionnaires between February 8th and 10th, 2020. We evaluated stress, depression and anxiety by Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7), respectively. We also designed a questionnaire to assess the effect of psychological protective measures taken by Tongji Hospital. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors of acute stress, depression, and anxiety.RESULTSWe received 5062 completed questionnaires (response rate, 77.1 percent). 1509 (29.8 percent), 681 (13.5 percent) and 1218 (24.1 percent) HWs reported stress, depression and anxiety symptoms. Women (hazard ratio[HR], 1.31; P=0.032), years of working> 10 years (HR, 2.02; P<0.001), concomitant chronic diseases (HR, 1.51; P<0.001), history of mental disorders (HR, 3.27; P<0.001), and family members or relatives confirmed or suspected (HR, 1.23; P=0.030) were risk factors for stress, whereas care provided by hospital and department administrators(odds ratio [OR], 0.76; P=0.024) and full coverage of all departments with protective measures (OR, 0.69; P=0.004) were protective factors.CONCLUSIONSWomen and those who have more than 10 years of working, concomitant chronic diseases, history of mental disorders, and family members or relatives confirmed or suspected are susceptible to stress, depression and anxiety among HWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychological protective measures implemented by the hospital could be helpful.

scholarly journals Mathematical models as an aid for improving the validity of descriptive psychiatry

2012 ◽  
Vol 201 (5) ◽  
pp. 335-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Goodyer
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Clinical Phenotypes

SummaryDespite available therapies, mental disorders are the predominant chronic diseases of young people. Increasing the validity of descriptive psychiatry is now essential. Mathematical approaches can help characterise clinical phenotypes and aid both causal research and therapeutics in the community and the clinic.

scholarly journals Association between Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use and Chronic Diseases in the Elderly

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tzu-Chueh Wang ◽  
Pou-Jen Ku ◽  
Hai-Lin Lu ◽  
Kung-Chuan Hsu ◽  
Damien Trezise ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Inappropriate Medication ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medications ◽  
Continuous Exposure ◽  
Cross Sectional

Long-term continuous exposure to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) can lead to adverse events in the elderly. However, the effects of long-term exposure of the elderly to PIM and the relationship between PIM and chronic diseases remain unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the continuous use of PIMs in a community-dwelling elderly population. A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted using community pharmacy–filed dispensing records from the Hcare system. Twenty-three community pharmacies were sampled from 2013 to 2015 to obtain records of patients above 65 years-old with continuous prescriptions. PIM were identified according to the 2015 Beers Criteria. The prevalence of patients using PIM was highest in patients with co-morbid mental disorders (40.05%), followed by neurological system disorders (28.91%). Patients who were prescribed a PIM were more than three times as likely to have a mental disorder as those (odds ratio 3.16, 95% confidence interval: 3.06–3.28) with non-chronic diseases. The most prescribed PIM agents were central nervous system drugs (53.16%), and benzodiazepines (35.15%). Patients with mental disorders had the highest rate of long-term persistent PIM exposure, with benzodiazepines being the most frequently dispensed. Drug safety concerns should be closely monitored in elderly patients with the abovementioned conditions.

scholarly journals Occurrence of mental disorders in nonspecific inflammatory bowel diseases: a primary or secondary problem in relation to the biological therapy used?

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Olesiak ◽  
Ewa Stelmach
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Steroid Therapy ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ◽  
Colitis Ulcerosa ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel ◽  
Depression Disorders

Abstract Introduction: Nonspecific inflammatory bowel diseases include Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (CU – colitis ulcerosa), which are chronic diseases characterized by periods of exacerbation and remission. Extraintestinal complications caused by the disease and the applied treatment, mainly steroid therapy, constitute a predisposition to infections and mental disorders such as depressive disorders with apathy, slowness of movement or agitation, and even manic syndromes. Aim and method: The aim of this study was to review the literature on the occurrence of primary and secondary mental disorders in the course of inflammatory bowel diseases. The literature in the Google Scholar database was reviewed using the following keywords: colitis ulcerosa, Crohn disease, depression, mental disorders, inflammatory bowel disease. The time descriptors 2011-2021 were also used. Conclusions: The review of epidemiological studies shows that the most common mental disorders in nonspecific inflammatory bowel diseases are anxiety and depression disorders. The effect of steroid therapy on the development of mental disorders is equally significant. Most of the available empirical data relating to corticosteroids confirm the correlation between the drugs and depressive symptoms, and other psychiatric effects, including mania and psychosis. Summary: As with most chronic diseases, the prevalence of anxiety and depression disorders is higher in nonspecific inflammatory bowel diseases than in the general population.

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