...Sohrab Amiri; Sepideh Behnezhad Purpose Depression significantly impacts physical health, yet its influence on physical impairments among older adults warrants detailed exploration. This study aims to address the relationship between depression and physical limitations in older adults by analyzing...

... and outcomes. However, acceptability is usually assessed by rates of attrition, while multifaceted constructs are not reflected or given meaningful interpretations. tDCS is a novel non-invasive brain stimulation that is a potential treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). Most studies have provided tDCS...

...Chris Griffiths; Ksenija da Silva; Harmony Jiang; Kate Walker; David Smart; Azhar Zafar; Sarah Deeks; Sinead Galvin; Taz Shah Purpose This study aims to evaluate the effect of Alpha-Stim Anxiety, Insomnia and Depression (AID) cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) on anxiety, depression...

...Nicola Walker; Sally Hall Purpose Here, this study aims to report a case study of the initial design and programme theory of an interdisciplinary work-focused relational group cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) treatment programme for moderate-severe depression using realist methods. Design...

... be contacted at: park.2886@buckeyemail.osu.edu 12 08 2021 18 01 2022 22 01 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Empty nest syndrome Older adults Depression Mental well-being Psychological well-being Scoping review...

...Chris Griffiths; Kate Walker; Andy Willis; Lorraine Pollard Purpose Depression, physical health, well-being, sleep and physical activity are interlinked. Healthy levels of physical activity and effective night-time sleep can reduce depressive symptoms. In the context of their lives and symptoms...

...Nicola Walker; Madeleine Vernon-Smith; Michael Townend Purpose No current psychotherapeutic intervention is designed to enhance job retention in employees with moderate–severe recurrent depression. The aim of this study is to test the feasibility of a new, interdisciplinary work-focused relational...

...Obay A. Al-Maraira; Sami Z. Shennaq Purpose This study aims to determine depression, anxiety and stress levels of health-care students during coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic according to various socio-demographic variables. Design/methodology/approach This cross-sectional study was conducted...

... Licensed re-use rights only Mental health Anxiety Stress Depression Adults COVID-19 The new coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has infected millions of people worldwide since its first occurrence in December 2019, in Wuhan, China (Torales et al., 2020). The world has been trying...

...Jessica Louise Arnold; Charley Baker Purpose Adolescent mental health issues are on the increase, in particular depression, which is now a major public health concern globally. Mental health education is important and young people’s awareness of mental health is potentially limited. This is one...

...-management programme (SMP) for people living with depression delivered as part of large scale National Health Service quality improvement programme, which was grounded in the principles of co-production. The authors investigated whether participants became more activated, were less psychologically distressed...

...Christopher Alan Griffiths; Laura Jayne Griffiths Purpose – The NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme provides access to psychotherapy in England through a stepped care approach for adults with depression and anxiety disorders. This evaluation sought to investigate IAPT...

... measures. Findings – Five studies met inclusion criteria. The available evidence suggests that effective interventions to address anxiety and depression in male-dominated industries include: improving mental health literacy and knowledge, increasing social support, improving access to treatment...

... countries. Findings – Some illnesses like depression and schizophrenia are well researched and others like anxiety or personality disorders largely ignored. The conclusion considers terminological (the loose use of different terms), theoretical (little or no theoretical models) and methodological...

... of the paper is thus to examine its value by subjecting empirical evidence from EBM to a conceptual analysis using the philosophy of Thomas Kuhn. Design/methodology/approach The authors examine evidence drawn from meta‐analyses of RCTs investigating the efficacy of specific treatments for depression...

.../methodology/approach – Participating General Practitioners practices were designated as either “Human givens” or “Control” practices. The study focused on service users with mild to moderate depressed mood measured using HADS. The well-being of these participants was examined at the point of referral...

...Anna Tsaroucha; Paul Kingston; Nadia Corp; Tony Stewart; Ian Walton Purpose – To broaden the range of well-being outcomes that can be measured for patients with depressed mood and/or other mental health issues the aim is to determine the reliability and validity of a self-reported instrument...

... A cross‐sectional design was employed. Eighteen patients, 12 men and six women, were assessed at admission to hospital with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the WHO Quality of Life‐Bref. Mann‐Whitney U‐tests, Spearman's correlation...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Depression Bipolar disorder Creativity Literature Herman Melville was, as D.H. Lawrence (1924) called him, “a deep, great artist”, and his masterpiece Moby Dick, the “wonderful, wonderful voyage” of “a mad ship, under a mad captain...

...Paul Crawford; Charley Baker; Brian Brown; Imke Pannen Purpose This paper seeks to analyse a popular novel with regard to the topic of depression. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a parallel account of psychological and literary interpretation of a novel depicting a patient...