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{"title":"Physio-psychosocial risk of depression among college-going adolescents: A cross-sectional study in Bangladesh","authors":"Abu Bakkar Siddik ,&nbsp;Morioum Sarkar Munmun ,&nbsp;Nafiul Hasan ,&nbsp;Khalid Syfullah ,&nbsp;Al Mahmud ,&nbsp;Akher Ali ,&nbsp;Liza Bosak ,&nbsp;Shanjida Chowdhury ,&nbsp;Anton Abdulbasah Kamil ,&nbsp;Mohammad Meshbahur Rahman","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100768","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100768","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Depression among adolescents is a growing concern worldwide, including in Bangladesh. This study aimed to investigate depression and its associated factors among college-going adolescents in Bangladesh.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1919 college-going adolescents through a Google-based questionnaire covering all administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Respondents’ socio-demographic information was collected, and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was used to assess depression. Different statistical analyses, including descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and multinomial logistic regression, were performed to analyze the data.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The results showed that a majority of the adolescents (65.5 %) were female and identified as Muslim (92.0 %). The average age was 17.5 years, with 33.9 % reporting pre-marital relationships and 10.7 % engaging in daily exercise. Alarmingly, over 80 % of college-going adolescents experienced moderate to severe depression (24.3 % moderate; 29.1 % moderately severe, and 26.8 % severe). Factors including gender, social media use, physical exercise, pre-marital relationships, religious practices, experiences of blackmail, and major physical illnesses have significant association (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) with the increased risk of depression among college-going adolescents in Bangladesh. The multinomial logistic regression analysis found female adolescents, social media users, those not engaged in regular exercise, individuals in pre-marital relationships, non-practitioners of religion, victims of blackmail, and those with major physical illnesses had the higher odds of experiencing moderate to severe depression.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The high depression level among Bangladeshi college-going adolescents underscores the urgent need for targeted mental health intervention to address associated risk factors and promote the well-being of college-going adolescents in Bangladesh.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100768"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000544/pdfft?md5=44ba35b2f1666cb55bbab9c02382efd0&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000544-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140281346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Depressive symptoms among women in disaster-prone region in Bangladesh","authors":"Sharmin Akter Moyna ,&nbsp;Kamrul Hasan ,&nbsp;Kazi Humayun Kabir ,&nbsp;Md.Ayatullah Khan ,&nbsp;Shantanu Kumar Saha","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100762","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Women are one of the crucial mental health victims of disaster but there is a lack of rigorous research in this area. This study, therefore, conducted a survey using a questionnaire among 350 randomly selected women from Khulna district (a disaster-prone region in Bangladesh) to explore the prevalence of depression and associated factors among women. 9-items Patient Health Questionnaire was used to measure the depressive symptoms and 63% were found to have the moderate to severe level of depression. Similarly, the ordered logistic regression model revealed that being married, having children, facing physical injury, job loss in disaster, damage of house, damage of crops, loss of domestic animals, worrying about future possible loss, family conflicts, and physical violence were the significant risk factors of depression among women in disaster-prone Bangladesh. This is because disasters increase caregiving obligations, financial instability, weak social support, and gender-based violence among women comparing men. Thus, it is crucial to prioritize mental health interventions for women including livelihood and emotional supports within disaster management policy framework. Likewise, future studies should use a longitudinal design with an extensive sample and study region since the current study employed a cross-sectional design with a small sample and study region.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100762"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000489/pdfft?md5=215310111658b869d2ec639ad8822d7a&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000489-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140187498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The nature and impact of antidepressant withdrawal symptoms and proposal of the Discriminatory Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Scale (DAWSS)","authors":"Joanna Moncrieff ,&nbsp;John Read ,&nbsp;Mark Abie Horowitz","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100765","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>We sought to understand more about the nature and possible consequences of antidepressant withdrawal.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>We surveyed members of 20 peer-led, online groups, assessing 31 commonly reported antidepressant withdrawal symptoms.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>There were 1148 respondents, who were mostly white, female and educated. For 40 % of respondents, withdrawal symptoms had lasted more than 2 years and 80 % were moderately or severely impacted by them. One in four were unable to stop their antidepressant. Reported consequences of withdrawal included impaired work function (56 %), losing jobs (20 %), taking sick leave (27 %), and relationship breakdown (25 %). Both emotional and physical symptoms newly occurred or increased in severity following antidepressant withdrawal compared to before starting antidepressants. There was no difference in the nature of symptoms, severity or duration between people with physical or mental health diagnoses. We have proposed a potential Discriminatory Antidepressant Withdrawal Symptoms Scale (DAWSS), comprising the 15 symptoms most specific to withdrawal (including electric shock sensations, dizziness, akathisia or restlessness, vertigo, and vomiting), which requires further validation.</p></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><p>The sample was derived from peer support groups and is not representative of everyone who undergoes antidepressant withdrawal. The cross-sectional design precludes establishing causal relationships between variables.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Our findings suggest there is a distinctive antidepressant withdrawal syndrome characterised by a range of emotional and physical symptoms, which can be severe, prolonged and have profound impact. The DAWSS may be helpful in distinguishing withdrawal from underlying conditions. Health services need to provide evidence-based clinical advice and support to people on long-term antidepressants.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100765"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000519/pdfft?md5=532774d179fa22515c30194f49cd6b0e&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000519-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140190898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The development of a core outcome set for crisis helplines: A three-panel Delphi study","authors":"Sonia Curll,&nbsp;Kelly Mazzer,&nbsp;Debra Rickwood","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100763","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100763","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Evidence for the effectiveness of crisis helplines is limited by inappropriate and inconsistent outcome measurement. The aim of this study was to develop a core outcome set that reflects the most relevant and important outcomes to help-seekers accessing a crisis helpline via any delivery mode (e.g., phone, SMS text, online chat).</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>We used a three-panel Delphi method to compare and integrate the views of three expert groups: people with lived experience of accessing crisis helplines (<em>n</em> = 32), researchers with experience assessing crisis helpline outcomes (<em>n</em> = 25), and crisis helpline supporters (<em>n</em> = 58). Across two online survey rounds (89 % retention rate), participants rated the importance of 33 potential outcomes for help-seekers accessing a crisis helpline. Participants also provided open-text comments and suggestions. Outcomes that reached consensus (≥75 % agreement) by at least two panels were included in the core outcome set.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Ten outcomes met the criteria for inclusion in the core outcome set. In order of importance, these were: <em>distress, feeling heard, suicide risk, connectedness/support, hopelessness, overwhelm, non-suicidal self-injury risk, service experience, helplessness</em>, and <em>next steps</em>.</p></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><p>Participants self-selected and were mainly from English-speaking countries.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>We recommend future outcome and evaluation studies minimally measure and report the 10 outcomes identified in this study. Assessing an agreed set of meaningful outcomes will improve comparability and facilitate a deeper understanding of crisis helpline effectiveness. More work is needed to determine <em>how</em> best to assess these outcomes in the crisis helpline context.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100763"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000490/pdfft?md5=d263f86a3dfcc2fe923bf31a392cf67a&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000490-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140180671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Young people's disclosure of suicidal thoughts and behavior: A scoping review","authors":"Pemma Davies ,&nbsp;Maria Veresova ,&nbsp;Eleanor Bailey ,&nbsp;Simon Rice ,&nbsp;Jo Robinson","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100764","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100764","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Disclosure of suicidal ideation offers a significant opportunity for intervention and pathways to care. Family can be instrumental in young people accessing care. To date there is limited knowledge about the patterns of disclosure of suicidal ideation and behavior in young people, particularly to their family.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A scoping review was conducted to identify studies of disclosure of suicidal ideation and behavior in young people (aged 12–25), to identify the rates of disclosure to informal supports, and the effects of that disclosure. Online databases PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science, Embase, PubMed were searched for eligible articles.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Thirty-five studies used a quantitative method, seven reported on qualitative research and two used mixed methods. Studies were examined based on design, setting, sample, reported disclosure, target of disclosure and impact. Rates of suicidal ideation disclosure varied widely amongst community and clinical samples. Few studies reported on the impact of disclosure on either the young person and the target, how the young person perceived the reaction, and how that relates to future disclosure and help-seeking.</p></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><p>No quality analysis or meta-analyses were done; studies had to be in English, limiting representation. The measurement of suicidal ideation and its disclosure were inconsistent across studies.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>There is a need to understand how young people choose who they disclose suicidal ideation to and what impact the suicidal disclosure has on both parties. Understanding how disclosures to family members affect help-seeking longitudinally is important and may provide avenues for targeted clinical intervention.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100764"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000507/pdfft?md5=34b3e41c287b38cb030e809d89cf8ebe&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000507-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140180672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pilot study of an English language coaching opportunity for volunteering among US military Veterans with depression, anxiety, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder","authors":"John D. Piette ,&nbsp;Nicolle Marinec ,&nbsp;Jenny Chen ,&nbsp;Sarah Yon ,&nbsp;Marianna Maly ,&nbsp;Paul N. Pfeiffer","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100761","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Many military Veterans experience mood and anxiety disorders and might benefit from purposeful social interactions. In this pilot study, we evaluated a program in which Veterans with these disorders provided coaching via webcam for English-language learners (ELLs).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Veterans with depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD and ELLs were recruited online. Pairs participated in up to 8 videoconferencing sessions. Pre-post measures of Veterans’ mental health included the PHQ-8, GAD-7, PCL-5, and a scale of “mattering.” Volunteers and ELLs completed satisfaction surveys, and ELLs reported their comfort and fluency with English.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Veterans (<em>N</em> = 26) were on average 49.6 years old (SD: 15.2), 57.7 % were men, and 53.9 % reported that they often experienced a lack of companionship or social isolation. Pairs completed on average 6.2 sessions. Satisfaction in both groups was high, and 73.1 % of participants said that they planned to keep in touch. Mean scores improved for Veterans’ symptoms of depression (from 10.6 to 7.6, <em>P</em>=.0001), anxiety (from 9.0 to 6.5, <em>P</em>=.001), and PTSD (from 29.2 to 22.8, <em>P</em>=.0007). The proportion of Veterans with at least moderate symptoms improved for depression (61.5 % to 38.5 %; <em>P</em>=.014) and anxiety (38.5 % to 19.2 %; <em>P</em>=.025). Mattering scores improved (<em>P</em>=.008). ELLs reported improvements in their English comfort and fluency.</p></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><p>This was an uncontrolled pilot trial with short-term outcomes designed primarily to evaluate the feasibility of the intervention rather than test hypotheses about effect sizes.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This intervention may represent a scalable opportunity for Veterans to increase positive socialization and reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and PTSD.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100761"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000477/pdfft?md5=0bcf586b87891f14ac4a709ab738f033&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000477-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140134056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Compassion training influences heart-rate variability within severe depression","authors":"Jeffrey J. Kim ,&nbsp;Chase Sherwell ,&nbsp;Stacey L. Parker ,&nbsp;James N. Kirby","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100760","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100760","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Heart-rate variability (HRV) is a marker of parasympathetic nervous system activity, and is a robust predictor of improved mental and physical health. Current psychotherapeutic interventions are effective at reducing self-report depressive symptoms, but few have improved HRV within a sample of severe depressive symptomatology.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>This study explores the impact of a brief Compassion Focused Therapy exercise (CFT) on HRV response.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Results indicate that a brief CFT exercise can successfully target depressive physiology via increasing HRV, at two distinct timepoints, pre- and post- a two-week self-directed training period, even when controlling for respiration. Specifically, we first show that CFT can significantly increase HRV. Second, we show that CFT exercise can increase a subset of participants’ HRV level above a clinical cut-off value of low resting-HRV. Third, we describe how participant engagement with the CFT audio during the two-week training was very low, with 50% of individuals not accessing the audio during this period. Finally, during the CFT practice at post-two-week training, HRV was shown to decrease across time, potentially indicating a greater participant engagement in the ‘threat’ component of the exercise.</p></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><p>Almost 50% of the sample did not listen to the CFT exercise during the two-week training period, a feature that has implications for self-directed delivery of experimental and treatment interventions.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>CFT can significantly improve HRV for those with severely depressed symptoms at the state-level, and future work should continue to examine CFT's effectiveness for those with depression.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100760"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000465/pdfft?md5=7067221bcb4d4b900b6a9716c7503b33&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000465-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140090995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A network analysis exploration of PTSD, depression, somatic complaints, and anxiety disorders in a Colombian sample of victims of the Armed conflict","authors":"Nicolás García Mejía ,&nbsp;Miriam J.J. Lommen ,&nbsp;Anja F. Ernst ,&nbsp;Leonidas Castro-Camacho","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100756","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>Several studies have explored posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and its comorbidities focusing on shared processes among diagnoses or association between disorder dimensions. Nevertheless, these studies consider disorders as categorical entities ignoring the heterogeneity of said psychopathology.</p></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><p>Our study aims to identify how symptoms of PTSD, depression, anxiety, and somatic complaints relate at the symptoms level in victims of armed conflict in Colombia.</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>Cross-sectional data from 258 participants from a Colombian randomized controlled trial was used to estimate a network at the scale level and a second network at the item level. The expected influence centrality, bridge centrality, accuracy, and stability were calculated.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>At the scale level reexperiencing, anxiety, and numbing were the most central nodes; the most central bridge nodes at this level were numbing, PHQ9 cognitive-affective dimension, and PHQ anxiety. At the symptom level, nervous/anxious, depressed/hopeless, troubles concentrating, trauma memories, fear/anger/guilt, and experiencing little pleasure were the most central nodes. Additionally, the most central bridge nodes at this level were nervous/anxious, fear/anger/guilt, experiencing no positive feelings, and feeling depressed and hopeless.</p></div><div><h3>Limitations</h3><p>Cross-sectional data provides valuable but limited information of transdiagnostic processes. Furthermore, our sample size limited our ability to estimate a full symptom network. Our dataset did not include psychological processes measurements.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Different paths connect PTSD to anxiety, depression, and somatic complaints. Results suggest that victims of armed conflict experience PTSD not only with anxiety features but also depression-related features that might be tied to negative emotions such as anger, shame, and guilt.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100756"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000416/pdfft?md5=c637e64abc2b2f8ba50bd03e0137ed72&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000416-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139945037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The role of available resources to identify and treat low-income women with postpartum depression during Covid-19✰","authors":"Roselyn Cedeño Dávila","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100755","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100755","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Postpartum depression (PPD) is a frequent complication that occurs during the postpartum period. New mothers are at risk of developing psychiatric disorders including depression. Depression leads to impairments in social functioning, quality of life, and increased risk of health problems. In the United States, PPD is experienced by up to one in seven women (American Psychological Association, 2008) with a range of 8 % to 20 % (Webber &amp; Benedict, 2019). Global responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020 made prevalent existing sexual, reproductive health, and justice inequities among women, girls, and vulnerable populations. Efforts to address the COVID-19 pandemic have affected the sexual and reproductive health of women with increased cases of domestic violence, deaths among women, and depression. This study aimed to uncover the role of available resources in identifying and treating low-income women with PPD. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to interview low-income women of childbearing age (18–51), pregnant, or with children aged 2 or younger to learn from their experiences accessing resources to report symptoms and get treated for PPD during the COVID-19 pandemic. All 8 participants were Latinas between the age of 18–51; with low income defined by their family annual household income and by being a beneficiary of a financial assistance program like WIC and Medicaid; had a baby since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020; had been diagnosed with PPD or with at least five clinical symptoms of PPD (inability to sleep or sleeping much, mood swings, change in appetite, fear of harming herself or the baby, extreme concern and worry about the baby, sadness or excessive crying, feelings of doubt, guilt and helplessness, difficulty concentrating and remembering, loss of interest in hobbies, and thoughts of death) lasting more than 4 weeks. Participants with English or Spanish as their primary language were interviewed. Five themes emerged from the interviews including 1. Fear, anxiety, and loss of interest; 2. Social support; 3. Barriers to screening; 4. Lack of resources for PPD; and 5. The COVID-19 pandemic. Their experiences reflect the lack of communication between patients and health care providers as well as the absence of resources offered to low-income women. There are limitations to this study, including being limited to the experiences of low-income women living in Dallas, Texas. This study is also limited to the perceptions of low-income women who self-identified to be between the ages of 25 to 44 years and Latinas who completed a demographic survey and a one-on-one interview to share their experiences with PPD symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was also narrowed by 10 semi-structured questions that the eight study participants were asked.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100755"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000404/pdfft?md5=47eb1b86782a015b5e7e377bd0145742&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000404-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139936165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cognitive flexibility and socioemotional competences as a modulating factor of psychopathological symptoms in adolescence","authors":"Rodrigo Javier López Santander","doi":"10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100752","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2024.100752","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><p>The deficit in socio-emotional competence can lead to the development of problems in different areas such as educational and psychosocial (Fernández-Vilar et al., 2012), to understand the etiology of psychopathology, it is necessary to explore the nature and origin of competencies (Mcfall, 1982). The objective of this study is to evaluate the Cognitive Flexibility (FC) that reveals the functioning of the internal devices of these schemes, and thus access the quality of problem behavior</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>The sample <em>n</em> = 425 participants, grade 6 to 11 of high school. Being 193 (45.4 %) males, 232 females (54.6 %); aged between 13 and 18 years old. Two scales were used: EEFCO (Evaluation of Cognitive Flexibility Scale); Alpha α = 0.565 - 0, 886 and the ECSE scale with α = 0.895.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Correlation coefficients yielded significance rho = (0.41) between the Cognitive Flexibility (FC) and Socio-emotional Competencies (SEC) scales, being a predictive element of the tendencies and inclinations of psychopathological traits.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Such estimation explains that the index of Cognitive Flexibility, associated with SEC, allows asses the level of psychological adjustment and cognitive styles in the adolescent; this suggests examining the compensation mechanisms, in the face of new socio-affective learning, in adolescence.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52768,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Affective Disorders Reports","volume":"16 ","pages":"Article 100752"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915324000374/pdfft?md5=2bc125988ef47eb482b00475425c1659&pid=1-s2.0-S2666915324000374-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139942039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}