depression

The Relationship Between Depressive Symptomatology and Alcohol Consumption in the Latin American Population Based on Gender and Age

Scientific article

English: The comorbidity between depression and alcohol consumption is a public health concern, affecting progression, treatment adherence, and outcomes. Alcohol use in Latin America exceeds the global average. This study examined the...

Cost-Effectiveness of Digital Mental Health Versus Usual Care During Humanitarian Crises in Lebanon: Pragmatic Randomized Trial

Scientific article

29 May 2024

Background: Digital mental health interventions for depression, anxiety, and stress-related disorders are generally cost-effective, but evidence is lacking for guided digital mental health care in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)...

3rd Asian Public Mental Health Congress

25 November 2024

Bali

Indonesia

3rd Asian Public Mental Health Congress will provide the psychiatrist and scientists to present their latest research works in the areas of depression,

Asian public mental health congress - Bali

2nd Euro Depression and Psychiatry Conference

6 May 2024

London

United Kingdom

2nd Euro Depression and Psychiatry Conference will provide the psychiatrist and scientists to present their latest research works in the areas of depression and anxiety. It aims to nourish the discussion among researchers and key investigators from multiple disciplines of psychiatry & neuroscience areas to place depression research in the larger context and ideally advance new discoveries.

euro depression and psychiatry conference at Barcelona, Spain

Microglia transcriptional profiling in major depressive disorder shows inhibition of cortical grey matter microglia

Scientific article

27 April 2023

Abstract Background Microglia have been implicated in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD), but information on biological mechanisms is limited. Therefore, we investigated the gene expression profile of microglial cells in...

Effectiveness evaluation of online Mindfulness in mental health and alcohol consumption in medical students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific article

Abstract: Introduction. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and alcohol consumption has increased among medical students. Mindfulness is an intervention to decrease these psychopathologies...

Exploring the association of meaning in life with psychological distress in male patients with substance use disorder in Pakistan

Scientific article

5 December 2022

Abstract The objective of the present research is to explore the predictive association of meaning in life (presence & search) with psychological distress (depression, anxiety & stress) in people with substance use disorder. Sample of the...

Nature and Course of Clinician and Self-Rated Depressive Features in Persons with Alcohol Use Disorders: A Preliminary Prospective Study among Men Seeking Treatment

Scientific article

13 October 2022

INTRODUCTION: The trajectory and nature of depression in patients with alcohol use disorder as they enter treatment needs to be understood better. This study assessed the nature and course of depressive features among male patients with...

Web-Based Intervention to Reduce Substance Abuse and Depressive Symptoms in Mexico: Development and Usability Test

Scientific article

29 September 2016

Abstract Background:The development of Web-based interventions for substance abuse in Latin America is a new field of interest with great potential for expansion to other Spanish-speaking countries. Objective:This paper describes a project...

Care for co-occurring heavy alcohol use & depression

Video and audio recordings

21 June 2022

Watch the video of the SHAAP/SARN 'Alcohol Occasionals' webinar, held over Zoom on 21 June 2022: "‘I’m just getting the impression I have to sort myself out’: How people with co-occurring heavy alcohol use and depression describe the care...