Depression and anxiety in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a review
Objective - To provide an update on recent research on depression and anxiety in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).Methods - A review was carried out on reports drawn from MEDLINE and PSYCHLIT (January 1995-June 2006) and identified from their list of references. ...
Co-occurrence patterns of anxiety, depression and alcohol use disorders
Co-occurrence of anxiety and depressive symptoms with alcohol consumption/abuse was analyzed in a sample of 2,302 adults in Bahia, Brazil. A cross-sectional household survey collected self-reported information on social and personal health, as well as individual psychol...
The case for cothymia: mixed anxiety and depression as a single diagnosis PETER TYRER
Every psychiatrist and general practitioner diagnoses mixed anxiety and depression readily. The combination of typical depressive symptoms, such as low mood, lassitude and pessimism about the future, and anxious ones, such as tension, insomnia and irritability, is so co...
The DSM-IV field trial for mixed anxiety-depression
OBJECTIVE: This field trial was designed to answer four questions. First, are patients presenting with anxious or depressed symptoms that are associated with significant impairment but do not meet DSM-III-R definitional thresholds for axis I anxiety or mood disorders? S...