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J Environ Health ; 79(3): 36-9, 2016 10.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29120149

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Studies have shown that fecal contamination can be determined by conducting multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) analyses. The hypothesis is if bacteria exhibit resistance, they are likely to be derived from organisms exposed to antimicrobial agents. Therefore, this project seeks to apply MAR analysis to nonpoint source (NPS) and combined sewer overflow (CSO) areas along the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. Presumptive E. coli was isolated from NPS and CSO samples and tested with eight different antimicrobial agents to assess MAR indices. Isolates from CSO sources showed significantly greater resistance (p < .05) and higher MAR indices, with an average MAR index of 0.36 for CSO samples and 0.07 for NPS samples. It was also revealed that 96.9% of CSO isolates exhibited resistance, versus only 43.8% of NPS isolates. Our study on the Anacostia River using this approach clearly shows fecal coliforms are associated with CSO overflows, indicating that pollution-derived coliform levels are strongly linked to antimicrobial resistance. The implementation of this method as an index for water quality in the remediation of the Anacostia River has the ability to serve as a model and monitoring tool for the rehabilitation of urban watersheds.


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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos , Enterobacteriaceae , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Rios/microbiologia , Esgotos/microbiologia , District of Columbia , Enterobacteriaceae/efeitos dos fármacos , Enterobacteriaceae/isolamento & purificação , Humanos , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana
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Addict Res Theory ; 22(5): 407-415, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25379036

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BACKGROUND: Descriptions of and recommendations for meeting the challenges of training research staff for multisite studies are limited despite the recognized importance of training on trial outcomes. The STRIDE (STimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise) study is a multisite randomized clinical trial that was conducted at nine addiction treatment programs across the United States within the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) and evaluated the addition of exercise to addiction treatment as usual (TAU), compared to health education added to TAU, for individuals with stimulant abuse or dependence. Research staff administered a variety of measures that required a range of interviewing, technical, and clinical skills. PURPOSE: In order to address the absence of information on how research staff are trained for multisite clinical studies, the current manuscript describes the conceptual process of training and certifying research assistants for STRIDE. METHODS: Training was conducted using a three-stage process to allow staff sufficient time for distributive learning, practice, and calibration leading up to implementation of this complex study. RESULTS: Training was successfully implemented with staff across nine sites. Staff demonstrated evidence of study and procedural knowledge via quizzes and skill demonstration on six measures requiring certification. Overall, while the majority of staff had little to no experience in the six measures, all research assistants demonstrated ability to correctly and reliably administer the measures throughout the study. CONCLUSIONS: Practical recommendations are provided for training research staff and are particularly applicable to the challenges encountered with large, multisite trials.

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Psychosom Med ; 75(9): 863-72, 2013.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24163386

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OBJECTIVE: Obesity and major depressive disorder often co-occur. However, differences between obese and normal-weight depressed patients and the moderating effect of obesity on antidepressant treatment outcome are not well studied. METHODS: Adults (n = 662) with major depressive disorder in the Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Outcomes study were randomized to treatment with escitalopram plus placebo, bupropion plus escitalopram, or venlafaxine plus mirtazapine for a 12-week primary treatment phase and 16-week follow-up. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated at baseline and categorized according to World Health Organization criteria: normal or low weight (NW), overweight, Obese I and Obese II+. A repeated-effects model, unadjusted and adjusted for baseline variables, assessed outcomes. RESULTS: Obesity was common (46.2%), only 25.5% were NW. Higher BMI was associated with greater medical illness (p < .001), social phobia (p = .003), and bulimia (p = .026). Lower BMI was associated with more frequent post-traumatic stress disorder (p = .002) and drug abuse (p < .001). Treatment outcomes did not differ including Week 12 remission rates (NW 36%, overweight 40%, Obese I 43%, Obese II+ 37%; p = .69). Lower BMI was associated with more frequent (p = .024 [unadjusted] and .053 [adjusted]) and more severe (p = .008 [unadjusted] and .053 [adjusted]) adverse effects. CONCLUSIONS: BMI was related to clinical presentation and prevalence of comorbidities, but not antidepressant outcomes. Lower BMI classes had more psychiatric comorbidities, potentially obscuring the relationship between BMI and antidepressant effects. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00590863.


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Antidepressivos/uso terapêutico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/epidemiologia , Transtorno Depressivo Resistente a Tratamento/epidemiologia , Quimioterapia Combinada , Modelos Estatísticos , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Índice de Massa Corporal , Comorbidade , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo Resistente a Tratamento/tratamento farmacológico , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/psicologia , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco , Método Simples-Cego , Resultado do Tratamento , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , Adulto Jovem
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Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat ; 19: 1085-1102, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37159676

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Objective: The current study aimed to evaluate the psychometric features of the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology, Adolescent version (QIDS-A17) and the clinician-rated Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R). Methods: Altogether, 103 outpatients (8 to 17 years) completed the self-report QIDS-A17-SR. Clinician interviews of adolescents (QIDS-A17-C (Adolescent)) and of parents (QIDS-A17-C (Parent)) were combined to create the QIDS-A17-C(Composite) and the CDRS-R. Results: All QIDS-A17 measures and the CDRS-R evidenced high total score correlations and internal consistency. Factor analysis found all four measures to be unidimensional. Item Response Theory (IRT) analysis found results that complemented the reliability results found in CTT. All four also demonstrated discriminant diagnostic validity based on logistic regression and ANOVA analyses. Conclusion: The psychometric properties of the self-report and composite versions of the QIDS-A17 suggest acceptability as a measure of depression in adolescents either as a measure of depressive symptoms or severity of illness in adolescents. The self-report version may be a helpful tool in busy clinical practices.

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Ann Fam Med ; 10(1): 23-33, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22230827

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PURPOSE: We studied the effect of 3 antidepressant treatments on outcomes (depressive severity, medication tolerability, and psychosocial functioning) in depressed patients having comorbid general medical conditions in the Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Outcomes (CO-MED) trial. METHODS: Adult outpatients who had chronic and/or recurrent major depressive disorder (MDD) with and without general medical conditions were randomly assigned in 1:1:1 ratio to 28 weeks of single-blind, placebo-controlled antidepressant treatment with (1) escitalopram plus placebo, (2) bupropion-SR plus escitalopram, or (3) venlafaxine-XR plus mirtazapine. At weeks 12 and 28, we compared response and tolerability between participants with 0, 1, 2, and 3 or more general medical conditions. RESULTS: Of the 665 evaluable patients, 49.5% reported having no treated general medical conditions, 23.8% reported having 1, 14.8% reported having 2, and 11.9% reported having at least 3. We found only minimal differences in antidepressant treatment response between these groups having different numbers of conditions; patients with 3 or more conditions reported higher rates of impairment in social and occupational functioning at week 12 but not at week 28. Additionally, we found no significant differences between the 3 antidepressant treatments across these groups. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with general medical conditions can be safely and effectively treated for MDD with antidepressants with no additional adverse effect or tolerability burden relative to their counterparts without such conditions. Combination therapy is not associated with an increased treatment response beyond that found with traditional monotherapy in patients with MDD, regardless of the presence and number of general medical conditions.


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Antidepressivos de Segunda Geração/uso terapêutico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Antidepressivos de Segunda Geração/administração & dosagem , Bupropiona/administração & dosagem , Bupropiona/uso terapêutico , Citalopram/administração & dosagem , Citalopram/uso terapêutico , Comorbidade , Cicloexanóis/administração & dosagem , Cicloexanóis/uso terapêutico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/epidemiologia , Quimioterapia Combinada , Feminino , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Placebos , Método Simples-Cego , Inquéritos e Questionários , Resultado do Tratamento , Cloridrato de Venlafaxina , Adulto Jovem
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Psychiatry Res ; 196(1): 38-44, 2012 Mar 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22342122

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This study sought to characterize the psychosis phenotype, contrasting cognitive features within traditional diagnosis and psychosis dimension in a family sample containing both schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar I disorder. Seventy-six probands with psychosis [44 probands with schizophrenia, 32 probands with psychotic bipolar I disorder] and 55 first-degree relatives [30 relatives of schizophrenia probands, 25 relatives of bipolar probands] were recruited. Standardized clinical and neuropsychological measures were administered. No differences in cognitive performance emerged between probands with schizophrenia and probands with psychotic bipolar disorder, or between relatives of probands with schizophrenia and relatives of probands with bipolar disorder in the domains of working and declarative memory, executive function and attention. Relatives overall showed higher cognitive performance compared to probands, as expected. However, when we segmented the probands and relatives along a psychosis dimension, independent of diagnostic groups, results revealed lower cognitive performance in probands compared to relatives without psychosis spectrum disorders, whereas relatives with psychosis spectrum disorders showed an intermediate level of performance across all cognitive domains. In this study, cognitive performance did not distinguish either probands or their first-degree relatives within traditional diagnostic groups (schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar disorder), but distinguished probands and relatives with and without lifetime psychosis manifestations independent of diagnostic categories. These data support the notion that schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar disorder present a clinical continuum with overlapping cognitive features defining the psychosis phenotype.


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Transtorno Bipolar/psicologia , Cognição , Endofenótipos , Transtornos Psicóticos/psicologia , Esquizofrenia/diagnóstico , Psicologia do Esquizofrênico , Adulto , Transtorno Bipolar/diagnóstico , Família/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Testes Neuropsicológicos/estatística & dados numéricos , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Desempenho Psicomotor , Transtornos Psicóticos/diagnóstico
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J Clin Psychopharmacol ; 31(1): 31-8, 2011 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21192140

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Little is known about the association between antidepressant treatment-emergent adverse events and symptom nonremission in major depressive disorder. The objective of the current analysis was to determine whether particular baseline symptoms or treatment-emergent symptoms (adverse events) during the first 2 weeks are associated with nonremission after 8 weeks of treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).Outpatients clinically diagnosed with nonpsychotic major depressive disorder were recruited from 6 primary and 9 psychiatric care sites. Participants (n = 206) were treated with an SSRI antidepressant (citalopram [20-40 mg/d], escitalopram [10-20 mg/d], fluoxetine [20-40 mg/d], paroxetine [20-40 mg/d], paroxetine CR [25-37.5 mg/d], or sertraline [50-150 mg/d]) for 8 weeks. Remission was defined as having a score of 5 or less on the 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Clinician-Rated at week 8, or using last observation carried forward. Adverse events were identified using the 55-item Systematic Assessment for Treatment Emergent Events-Systematic Inquiry completed by participants at baseline and week 2.Findings indicated that the emergence of adverse events of weakness/fatigue, strange feeling, and trouble catching breath/hyperventilation at week 2 were independently associated with lack of remission even after controlling for the potential confounders of baseline depressive severity, anxious symptoms, antidepressant medication, chronic depression, race, burden of general medical comorbidity, and time in study. Hearing/seeing things appeared to have a protective effect. In conclusion, during SSRI treatment, the adverse events of weakness/fatigue, feeling strange, and trouble catching breath/hyperventilation are associated with nonremission, possibly due to lower adherence, early attrition, difficulty increasing the dose, and reduced efficacy.


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Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Inibidores Seletivos de Recaptação de Serotonina/efeitos adversos , Suicídio/psicologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Fadiga/induzido quimicamente , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Debilidade Muscular/induzido quimicamente , Indução de Remissão , Inibidores Seletivos de Recaptação de Serotonina/uso terapêutico , Resultado do Tratamento , Adulto Jovem
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Curr Psychiatry Rep ; 13(6): 446-58, 2011 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21935633

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This article outlines the role of measurement-based care in the management of antidepressant treatment for patients with unipolar depression. Using measurement-based care, clinicians and researchers have the opportunity to optimize individual treatment and obtain maximum antidepressant treatment response. Measurement-based care breaks down to several simple components: antidepressant dosage, depressive symptom severity, medication tolerability, adherence to treatment, and safety. Quick and easy-to-use, empirically validated assessments are available to monitor these areas of treatment. Utilizing measurement-based care has several steps-screening and antidepressant selection based upon treatment history, followed by assessment-based medication management and ongoing care. Electronic measurement-based care systems have been developed and implemented, further reducing the burden on patients and clinicians. As more treatment providers adopt electronic health care management systems, compatible measurement-based care antidepressant treatment delivery and monitoring systems may become increasingly utilized.


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Antidepressivos/uso terapêutico , Transtorno Depressivo/tratamento farmacológico , Avaliação de Resultados em Cuidados de Saúde/métodos , Transtorno Depressivo/diagnóstico , Humanos , Adesão à Medicação , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Inquéritos e Questionários
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Ann Clin Psychiatry ; 22(1): 43-55, 2010 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20196982

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BACKGROUND: Although major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with significant impairments in health-related quality of life (HRQOL), few studies have evaluated HRQOL dysfunction in multiple domains. This report examined the psychological, physical, and social domains in a large sample of outpatients who entered the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial. METHODS: The relationship of HRQOL and baseline sociodemographic and clinical features, including depressive severity, was evaluated. We assessed HRQOL with the 12-item Short Form Health Survey, the 5-item Work and Social Adjustment Scale, and the 16-item Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire. RESULTS: Among 2307 participants, greater depressive symptom severity was associated with poorer HRQOL. After controlling for age and depression severity, lower HRQOL was related independently to being African American or Hispanic, less educated, unemployed, divorced or separated, having public medical insurance, and to having more general medical disorders. We found impairments across all 3 domains, with low correlations between the 3 measures of HRQOL chosen, suggesting that they evaluate different and nonoverlapping aspects of function. CONCLUSION: Sociodemographically disadvantaged patients with greater general medical and depressive illness burden are at greatest risk for poorer quality of life. Distinct impairments are seen in the 3 domains of HRQOL.


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Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Transtorno Depressivo/terapia , Nível de Saúde , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Adulto , Escolaridade , Emprego/psicologia , Emprego/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Seguro Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Masculino , Casamento/psicologia , Casamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Grupos Minoritários/psicologia , Grupos Minoritários/estatística & dados numéricos , Satisfação Pessoal , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica/estatística & dados numéricos , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Comportamento Social , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Inquéritos e Questionários
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J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open ; 1(5): 898-907, 2020 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33145538

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Agitated patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) can escalate to aggressive and violent behaviors with the potential for injury to themselves, ED staff, and others. Agitation is a nonspecific symptom that may be caused by or result in a life-threatening condition. Project BETA (Best Practices in the Evaluation and Treatment of Agitation) is a compilation of the best evidence and consensus recommendations developed by emergency medicine and psychiatry experts in behavioral emergencies to improve our approach to the acutely agitated patient. These recommendations focus on verbal de-escalation as a first-line treatment for agitation; pharmacotherapy that treats the most likely etiology of the agitation; appropriate psychiatric evaluation and treatment of associated medical conditions; and minimization of physical restraint/seclusion. Implementation of Project BETA in the ED can improve our ability to manage a patient's agitation and reduce the number of physical assaults on ED staff. This article summarizes the BETA guidelines and recent supporting literature for managing the acutely agitated patient in the ED followed by a discussion of how a large county hospital integrated these recommendations into daily practice.

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Am J Kidney Dis ; 54(3): 424-32, 2009 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19493599

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BACKGROUND: Depression is prevalent in long-term dialysis patients and is associated with death and hospitalization. Whether depression is present through all chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages or appears after dialysis therapy initiation is not clear. We determined the prevalence of a major depressive episode and other psychiatric illnesses by using a structured gold-standard clinical interview and demographic and clinical variables associated with major depressive episode in patients with CKD. STUDY DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study using a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition)-based structured interview administered by trained persons to 272 consecutive participants. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine demographic and clinical variables associated with major depressive episode. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: Patients with stages 2 to 5 CKD not treated by using dialysis were consecutively approached and enrolled from a Veterans Affairs CKD clinic. PREDICTORS: Demographic and clinical variables. OUTCOME: Major depressive episode diagnosed by using a structured Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition)-based interview, the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview. RESULTS: The cohort had a mean age of 64.5 +/- 12.0 years. Thirty-eight percent were African American, and 55% had diabetes mellitus. Percentages of patients with stages 2, 3, 4, and 5 CKD were 6%, 38%, 41%, and 14%, respectively. Mean hemoglobin level was 12.5 +/- 2.0 g/dL. The prevalence of a major depressive episode was 21% and did not vary significantly among different CKD stages. Variables associated with a major depressive episode were diabetes mellitus, comorbid psychiatric illness, and history of drug or alcohol abuse. LIMITATIONS: Single-center study composed of primarily male veterans. CONCLUSIONS: One in 5 patients with CKD had a major depressive episode. Patients with CKD should be screened routinely for depression given this high prevalence and the independent association of depression with poor outcomes in patients with end-stage renal disease receiving maintenance dialysis.


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Transtorno Depressivo Maior/complicações , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/epidemiologia , Falência Renal Crônica/complicações , Falência Renal Crônica/epidemiologia , Idoso , Estudos de Coortes , Estudos Transversais , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Entrevista Psicológica/métodos , Falência Renal Crônica/psicologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Fatores de Risco
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Am J Kidney Dis ; 54(3): 433-9, 2009 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19493600

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BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms, assessed by using self-report scales, are present at a striking rate of 45% in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at dialysis therapy initiation. These scales may emphasize somatic symptoms of anorexia, sleep disturbance, and fatigue, which may coexist with chronic disease symptoms and lead to overestimation of depression diagnosis. No study has validated these scales in patients with CKD before dialysis therapy initiation. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a diagnostic test study in participants with CKD to investigate the screening characteristics of 2 depression self-report scales against a gold-standard structured psychiatric interview. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: 272 consecutively recruited outpatients with stages 2 to 5 CKD not treated by dialysis were studied. INDEX TESTS: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology-Self Report (QIDS-SR(16)) depression screening scales were administered to all participants. REFERENCE TEST: A structured Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition)-based interview, the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, was administered by trained persons blinded to self-report scale scores. RESULTS: 57 of 272 (21%) patients had major depression according to the reference test. The best cutoff scores by means of receiver/responder operating characteristic curves to identify a major depressive episode were 11 for the BDI and 10 for the QIDS-SR(16). Sensitivities were 89% (95% confidence interval [CI], 78 to 96; BDI) and 91% (95% CI, 80 to 97; QIDS-SR(16)), whereas specificities were 88% (95% CI, 83 to 92; BDI) and 88% (95% CI, 83 to 92; QIDS-SR(16)). The positive and negative likelihood ratios for these cutoff scores were 7.6 and 0.1 (BDI) and 7.5 and 0.1 (QIDS-SR(16)). LIMITATIONS: Single-center study and a sample not representative of US demographics. CONCLUSIONS: We found that a BDI score of 11 or higher was a sensitive and specific cutoff value for identifying a major depressive episode in patients with CKD not on dialysis therapy. Both the BDI and QIDS-SR(16) are effective screening tools.


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Transtorno Depressivo Maior/complicações , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/diagnóstico , Falência Renal Crônica/complicações , Falência Renal Crônica/diagnóstico , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica/normas , Idoso , Estudos de Coortes , Estudos Transversais , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Falência Renal Crônica/psicologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade
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Depress Anxiety ; 26(9): 851-63, 2009.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19306304

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BACKGROUND: Diurnal mood variation (DMV) with early morning worsening is considered a classic symptom of melancholic features of major depressive disorder (MDD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. This report used data from the sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression study to determine whether DMV was associated with treatment outcome to citalopram. METHODS: Two thousand eight hundred and seventy-five outpatients with nonpsychotic MDD were evaluated during a 14-week trial of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor citalopram. Participants were divided into three groups: those with "classic" DMV (early morning worsening), those with any form of DMV (morning, afternoon, or evening worsening), and those with no DMV. Participants with classic DMV and those with any form of DMV were compared to those with no DMV in terms of baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, treatment outcomes, and treatment features. RESULTS: Minor baseline clinical characteristics and treatment feature differences were found between participants with and without DMV. Participants with classic morning DMV had slightly higher response rates than those without DMV. However, no differences were found in response or remission between either group of participants with DMV and those with no DMV. CONCLUSION: DMV does not appear to be associated with a unique prominent pattern of response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor treatment in patients with depression, and does not appear to be a serotonergically modulated process. Further evaluation is necessary to determine if this relationship holds true for dopaminergic and noradrenergic antidepressant agents, such as dual-acting agents or antidepressant medication combinations.


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Afeto , Ritmo Circadiano , Citalopram/uso terapêutico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Afeto/efeitos dos fármacos , Idoso , Assistência Ambulatorial , Antidepressivos de Segunda Geração/efeitos adversos , Antidepressivos de Segunda Geração/uso terapêutico , Ritmo Circadiano/efeitos dos fármacos , Citalopram/efeitos adversos , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Multicêntricos como Assunto , Prognóstico , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Adulto Jovem
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Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat ; 15: 3323-3326, 2019.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31819457

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An approach viewing anxiety and depression as extensions of normal adaptive biologic drives is discussed. Anxiety is viewed as the result of an underlying biological drive to preserve and maintain our wellbeing. At the extremes, if unresolved, this drive can be maladaptive, particularly if activated over prolonged periods of time. This paper proposes that depression is the result of a biological drive that mediates the effects of maladaptive levels of anxiety. These two processes are thought to be acting simultaneously. When operating in the normal range, these drives are helpful; in the extremes, they are associated with impairment. Over time, if unresolved, symptoms of anxiety will begin to become associated with increasing levels of depression.

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J Altern Complement Med ; 14(3): 277-85, 2008 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18370582

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BACKGROUND: Although major depressive disorder (MDD) is a treatable disease, the remission rates associated with antidepressant monotherapy are still far from optimal. Folate is an inexpensive, easily tolerated natural augmenting agent, which has been reported to improve medication treatment outcomes in patients with MDD. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to review the literature on the clinical utility of folate augmentation for patients with MDD. FOLATE AND DEPRESSION: Patients with depression have consistently been found to have lower levels of serum and red blood cell folate than normal or nondepressed psychiatric patients. Decreased folate levels have been associated with lowered response rates to standard antidepressant pharmacotherapy. Recent studies have shown that augmentation with a folate supplement increases medication response in both treatment-naïve and treatment-resistant depressed patients irrespective of whether there is folate deficiency. CONCLUSIONS: Depressed patients with both low and normal folate levels may benefit from augmenting a primary antidepressant medication either initially, at the onset of treatment, or later after some degree of treatment resistance has been recognized.


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Transtorno Bipolar/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Deficiência de Ácido Fólico/tratamento farmacológico , Ácido Fólico/uso terapêutico , Antidepressivos/uso terapêutico , Transtorno Bipolar/metabolismo , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/metabolismo , Quimioterapia Combinada , Ácido Fólico/sangue , Deficiência de Ácido Fólico/metabolismo , Homocisteína/metabolismo , Humanos , Resultado do Tratamento
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Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat ; 14: 671-679, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29535523

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INTRODUCTION: Hospital emergency departments (EDs) around the country are being challenged by an ever-increasing volume of patients seeking psychiatric services. This manuscript describes a study performed to identify internal and external factors contributing to repeated psychiatric patient admissions to the hospital main ED. METHODS: Data from ED visits of patients who were admitted to the Parkland Memorial Hospital ED (the community hospital for Dallas County, TX, USA) with a psychiatric complaint more than once within a 30-day period were evaluated (n=202). A 50-item readmission survey was used to collect information on demographic and clinical factors associated with 30-day readmission, as well as to identify quality improvement opportunities by assessing related moderating factors. An analysis of acute readmission visits (occurring within 3 days of previous discharge) was also performed. RESULTS: Patients readmitted to the ED commonly present with a combination of acute psychiatric symptoms, substance use (especially in the case of acute readmission), and violent or suicidal behavior. The vast majority of cases reviewed found that readmitted patients had difficulties coordinating care outside the ED. A number of moderating factors were identified and targeted for quality improvement including additional support for filling prescriptions, transportation, communication with family and outside providers, drug and alcohol treatment, intensive case management, and housing. CONCLUSION: Many of the resources necessary to reduce psychiatric patient visits to hospital EDs are available within the community. There is no formal method of integrating and insuring the continuity of community services that may reduce the demand for psychiatric and related services in the ED. While agreements between community service providers may be challenging and require considerable vigilance to maintain equitable agreements between parties, this route of improving efficiency may be the only available method, given the current and projected patient care needs.

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J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry ; 46(9): 1204-1212, 2007 Sep.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17712244

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OBJECTIVE: This study compared the psychometric properties of the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) in children with major depressive disorder. METHOD: Children (N = 96; ages 8 to 11 years inclusive) with nonpsychotic major depressive disorder were enrolled. Participants were part of a multisite, outpatient, randomized, placebo-controlled, 9-week trial of fluoxetine (10 mg/day for the first week and 20 mg/day thereafter). The CDRS-R and MADRS were completed based on clinician interviews with both parents and children. Classic test theory and item response theory analyses were conducted. RESULTS: The MADRS and CDRS-R total scores were correlated at baseline (r = 0.51) and at study exit (r = 0.85). Cronbach's alpha was .86 (CDRS-R) and .82 (MADRS) at exit. The effect sizes for change from baseline to exit between the fluoxetine and placebo groups were 0.78 (CDRS-R) and 0.61 (MADRS). There was agreement between the CDRS-R and MADRS in the declaration of treatment response (50% improvement from baseline to exit) in 84.2% of children. Test information function favored the CDRS-R. CONCLUSIONS: The CDRS-R showed greater effect size for differentiating drug and placebo and better test information than the MADRS in this study of depressed children.


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Depressão/diagnóstico , Depressão/tratamento farmacológico , Fluoxetina/uso terapêutico , Inibidores Seletivos de Recaptação de Serotonina/uso terapêutico , Inquéritos e Questionários , Criança , Depressão/psicologia , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/diagnóstico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/psicologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Psicometria , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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J Psychiatr Res ; 78: 11-23, 2016 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27038550

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UNLABELLED: Remission rates for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are low and unpredictable for any given antidepressant. No biological or clinical marker has demonstrated sufficient ability to match individuals to efficacious treatment. Biosignatures developed from the systematic exploration of multiple biological markers, which optimize treatment selection for individuals (moderators) and provide early indication of ultimate treatment response (mediators) are needed. The rationale and design of a multi-site, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of sertraline examining moderators and mediators of treatment response is described. The target sample is 300 participants with early onset (≤30 years) recurrent MDD. Non-responders to an 8-week trial are switched double blind to either bupropion (for sertraline non-responders) or sertraline (for placebo non-responders) for an additional 8 weeks. Clinical moderators include anxious depression, early trauma, gender, melancholic and atypical depression, anger attacks, Axis II disorder, hypersomnia/fatigue, and chronicity of depression. Biological moderator and mediators include cerebral cortical thickness, task-based fMRI (reward and emotion conflict), resting connectivity, diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), arterial spin labeling (ASL), electroencephalograpy (EEG), cortical evoked potentials, and behavioral/cognitive tasks evaluated at baseline and week 1, except DTI, assessed only at baseline. The study is designed to standardize assessment of biomarkers across multiple sites as well as institute replicable quality control methods, and to use advanced data analytic methods to integrate these markers. A Differential Depression Treatment Response Index (DTRI) will be developed. The data, including biological samples (DNA, RNA, and plasma collected before and during treatment), will become available in a public scientific repository. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: Establishing Moderators and Biosignatures of Antidepressant Response for Clinical Care for Depression (EMBARC). Identifier: NCT01407094. URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01407094.


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Antidepressivos/uso terapêutico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/tratamento farmacológico , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/metabolismo , Sertralina/uso terapêutico , Adulto , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Encéfalo/diagnóstico por imagem , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/fisiopatologia , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/complicações , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/diagnóstico por imagem , Método Duplo-Cego , Eletroencefalografia , Feminino , Humanos , Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética , Masculino , Seleção de Pacientes , Medicina de Precisão , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Quinazolinas/uso terapêutico , Projetos de Pesquisa , Resultado do Tratamento
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