Browsing Health Sciences Campus by Subject "Depression"
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Examining the Effects of Casual Video Gameplay as an Intervention to Alleviate Symptoms of Depression on both Subjective and Objective Measures
(East Carolina University, 2020-12-02)Depression can be a debilitating illness that affects more than 300 million people worldwide. Although there are successful treatments for depression with pharmaceuticals and behavioral approaches such as psychotherapy, ... -
Implementation of Geriatric Depression Screening in a Primary Care Setting
(2022-04-21)Depression is characterized by persistently low mood or loss of interest in activities. Depression can cause patients to be unmotivated and have significant functional impairment in their daily lives. According to the World ... -
Patterns of Distress in African American Mothers of Preterm Infants
(East Carolina University, 2009-06)Objective: To examine inter-relationships among stress due to infant appearance and behavior in the NICU, parental role alteration stress in the NICU, depressive symptoms, state anxiety, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and ... -
Promising insights into the health related quality of life for children with severe obesity
(2013)Background Childhood obesity is a growing health concern known to adversely affect quality of life in children and adolescents. The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) pediatric measures ... -
Quality of life and BMI changes in youth participating in an integrated pediatric obesity treatment program
(2013)Background Changes in Quality of Life (QOL) measures over time with treatment of obesity have not previously been described for youth. We describe the changes from baseline through two follow up visits in youth QOL (assessed ...