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Pharmacological Treatments for Dysthymic Disorder and Atypical Depression (기분부전장애와 비전형우울증의 약물치료)

  • Lim, Se-Won;Oh, Kang-Seob
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.14 no.1
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    • pp.14-20
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    • 2007
  • Objectives : The diagnosis of depression is based on a highly variable set of symptoms. Therefore, depression should not be viewed as a single disease, but a heterogenous syndrome comprised of different pathophysiologies. There are several subtypes of depression which were already incorporated in DSM-IV. This article provides a systematic review of pharmacological treatments of two recognized subtypes of depression-dysthymic disorder and atypical depression. Methods : Systematic search of relevant literatures on dysthymic disorder and atypical depression was performed by proposed search strategy of the Clinical Research Center for Depression of Korean Health 21 R&D Project. All identified literatures were carefully reviewed and classified according to SIGN grading system and summarized in a narrative manner. Results : For the treatment of dysthymic disorder and atypical depression, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors( SSRIs) and moclobemide have more evidence than the other antidepressants. SSRIs and moclobemide showed superior tolerability than tricyclic antidepressants. Conclusions : The authors proposed treatment recommendations for dysthymic disorder and atypical depression by the methods of evidence-based medicine(EBM). However, guideline developing methods of EBM also have several inevitable limitations. Therefore, in the absence of clear and significant differences in efficacy, the choice of medication must be individualized for a particular patient based on psychiatrist's own clinical decision.

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Pharmacological Treatment Strategies for Acute Bipolar Depression (급성기 양극성우울증 약물치료 전략)

  • Kim, Se Joo
    • Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
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    • v.57 no.4
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    • pp.287-300
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    • 2018
  • Of the different phases of bipolar disorder, bipolar depression is more prevailing and is more difficult to treat. However, there is a deficit in systemic research on the pharmacological treatment of acute bipolar depression. Therefore, consensuses on the pharmacological treatment strategies of acute bipolar depression has yet to be made. Currently, there are only three drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for acute bipolar depression : quetiapine, olanzapine-fluoxetine complex, and lurasidone. In clinical practice, other drugs such as mood stabilizers (lamotrigine, lithium, valproate) and/or the other atypical antipsychotics (aripiprazole, risperidone, ziprasidone) are frequently prescribed. There remains controversy on the use of antidepressants in bipolar depression. Here, we summarized the evidence of current pharmacological treatment options and reviewed treatment guidelines of acute bipolar depression from recently published studies.

Association of Depression with Atypical Features and Metabolic Syndrome in Korean Adults (한국 성인에서 비전형 양상 우울증과 대사증후군과의 연관성)

  • Lee, Chung-Yeol;Jung, Do-Un;Kim, Sung-Jin;Kang, Je-Wook;Moon, Jung-Joon;Jeon, Dong-Wook;Kim, You-Na;Shin, Dong-Jin;Nam, Sang-Hun
    • Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
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    • v.27 no.2
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    • pp.90-100
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    • 2019
  • Objectives : This study aimed to investigate the association between depression with atypical features and metabolic syndromes in Korean adults using the 2016 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) data. Methods : We used the 2016 KNHANES data to enroll 277 participants with a score of 10 or higher on Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Depression with atypical features was diagnosed when at least two of the following criteria were met : 1) sleeping more than 10 hours a day ; 2) weight gain of more than 3 kg in a year ; and 3) fatigue/anergia. Depression was divided into two groups based on the presence/absence of atypical features. Physical and mental health, and risk of metabolic syndrome were compared between the groups. Results : Among the 277 participants, 91 had depression with atypical features. We identified significant differences in age, sex, income, and education between the two groups. After adjusting for these variables, depression with atypical features had lower EuroQol-5D index scores (p<0.001) and higher prevalence of metabolic syndromes (p=0.035) compared to the depression without atypical features. Depression with atypical features had higher odds ratio (OR) in association with metabolic syndromes after adjusting for confounding variables (OR=1.923 ; 95% confidence interval : 1.069-3.460). Conclusions : Depression with atypical features increases the risk of metabolic syndromes and lowers the quality of life.

Obesity and Related-factors in Patients with Chronic Mental Illness Registered to Community Mental Health Welfare Centers (지역사회 정신건강복지센터를 이용하는 만성정신질환자의 비만 관련요인)

  • Park, Eun-Suk;Lee, Eun-Hyun
    • Research in Community and Public Health Nursing
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.76-86
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    • 2018
  • Purpose: The purpose of study was to examine the relationship between obesity and its associated factors (psychiatric symptom, duration of illness, type of medication, physical activity, dietary habits, depressive symptom, and stress) in patients with chronic mental illness registered to community mental health welfare centers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional correlation study using a convenience sampling. A total of 392 participants were recruited from community mental health welfare centers. The obtained data were analyzed using binary and multinomial logistic regression. Results: Atypical antipsychotic medication, duration of illness, dietary habits (overeating, and drinking instant coffee) were significantly contributed variables into body mass index (BMI) obesity. Atypical antipsychotic medication and instant coffee were significantly related to abdominal obesity. Conclusion: These results emphasized the needs of tailored obesity-preventive management for the community-dwelling patients with chronic mental illness, topically focusing on the administration of atypical antipsychotic medication, duration of illness, and dietary habits.

Atypical Bile Peritonitis Associated with White Bile in a Dog with Ruptured Gallbladder

  • Kang, Hyo-Min;Jang, Hye-Jin;Kang, Ji-Houn;Kim, Gonhyung;Chang, Dongwoo;Na, Ki-Jeong
    • Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.17-18
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    • 2018
  • A 12-year-old spayed female Cocker Spaniel was presented with vomiting, diarrhea, depression, and hyporexia of 3-day duration. Microscopic examination of the abdominal fluid from a dog showed basophilic, amorphous to fibrillar materials without bile pigments or crystals. Total bilirubin concentration of the fluid was 19 times higher than the serum bilirubin concentration and exploratory laparotomy revealed a ruptured gallbladder and mucoceles in the abdominal cavity. Rupture of gallbladder mucoceles may cause atypical bile peritonitis in which mucinous material is observed instead of bile pigment.

Impact of Depression and Anxiety on Quality of Life in Patients with Chest Pain (우울과 불안이 흉통 환자의 삶의 질에 미치는 영향)

  • Shin, Mi Hee;Park, Sook Hyun;Lee, Han Cheol;Moon, Eunsoo;Lee, Hye-Won;Kim, Bo Won
    • Anxiety and mood
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.79-84
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    • 2011
  • Objectives : There has been substantial evidence that patients with chest pain have depression and anxiety, and show impaired quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to campare the QoL according to types of chest pain and to examine the impact of depression and anxiety on QoL in patients with chest pain. Methods : Forty-seven patients with chest pain were divided into Cardiac-Typical Chest Pain (CTCP, n=22) and Non-Cardiac-Atypical Chest Pain groups (NCACP, n=25) according to the pain characteristics and cardiovascular disease. Patients were assessed for depression using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), for anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and QoL was assessed using the Korean version of the SmithKlein Beecham 'Quality of Life' Scale (KvSBQOL). Results : Compared with the CTCP group, the NCACP group reported significantly higher anxiety, and lower QoL. There was no significant difference in QoL between the two groups after adjusting for anxiety. The QoL was associated with depression and trait-anxiety in the CTCP group, and with trait-anxiety in the NCACP group. Conclusion : The findings suggest that there are different effects of depression and anxiety on QoL in individuals with CTCP and NCACP. Understanding about these differences can be important in the treatment of patients with chest pain. A large prospective study is needed to confirm these results.

The Effect of Social Exclusion of Marginal Workers on Mental Health (비정규직 근로자의 사회적 배제가 정신건강에 미치는 영향 - 건설직 일용근로자의 우울을 중심으로 -)

  • Rho, Byeong-Il;Son, Jung-Hwan
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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    • v.63 no.1
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    • pp.113-135
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    • 2011
  • As intense economic competition has led to more flexibility in the labor market, marginal or atypical employment has rapidly grown. Although marginal work represents an important proportion of whole employment, it is still characterized by insecure and unfavorable working conditions. Therefore employees in marginal jobs are highly likely to be subject to social exclusion. In turn, social exclusion puts marginal workers in a high risk of mental health problems. One of major mental health symptoms has been depression. So far, however, little attention has been paid to the effect of social exclusion of marginal employees on mental health problems including depression. Hence this study examines empirically the effect of social exclusion of casual workers in the construction industry, a protype of marginal employees, on depression. Its results indicate that social exclusion has influence upon depression of marginal workers. This study is the first one to delve into the relationships between temporary employment, social exclusion, and depression of marginal employees. Yet much more empirical researches are needed in order to shed brighter light on these relationships.

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Factors Influencing Depressive Symptoms in Public and Private Sector Employees (공공 및 민간 부문 종사 근로자의 우울증상에 영향을 미치는 요인)

  • Lee, Hae Joon;Kim, Eun Young
    • Korean Journal of Occupational Health Nursing
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    • v.28 no.4
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    • pp.242-252
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    • 2019
  • Purpose: This study aimed to identify factors influencing depressive symptoms in public and private sector employees. Methods: Survey data on 23,602 workers who had worked in the public or private sector were obtained from the 2014 Korean Working Condition Survey (KWCS). Symptoms of depression were measured using the WHO-5 Well-being Index. Data were analyzed using a $x^2$ test, t-test, and multivariate stepwise logistic regression to determine the factors affecting the symptoms of depression. Results: First, the prevalence of depressive symptoms was 41.1 % in public sector employees and 43.4 % in private sector employees. Second, the factors commonly affecting depressive symptoms in public and private sector employees were residence area, cognitive demands, development opportunities, social support from colleagues, social support from supervisors, social community at work, job rewards, and work-family conflict. In addition, age, company size, atypical work, ergonomic risks, quantitative demands, emotional demands, influence, and job insecurity were found to be predictors of depressive symptoms unique to private sector employees. Conclusion: Mental health programs including the employee assistance program (EAP) should be developed and implemented after considering the risk factors affecting depressive symptoms.

Analysis of Domestic Research on Depression and Stress : Focused on the Treatment and Subjects (우울과 스트레스에 관한 국내 연구 분석 : 치료와 대상자를 중심으로)

  • Jo, Nam-Hee;Na, Eun-Young
    • Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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    • v.7 no.6
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    • pp.53-59
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    • 2017
  • This study was attempted to identify the domestic research related to depression and stress. The subjects of the analysis were 1,875 college degree theses thrown in the National Assembly Library searched by the depression and stress keyword as of November 30, 2016. The analysis method visualizes atypical data with Word Cloud, which is one of the text mining techniques. We also used the R'LDA package and LDA to classify treatment and subjects. As a result of the analysis, 233(12.4%) of the total papers with therapeutic keywords were found. Application of treatment methods was art therapy, music therapy, horticultural therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, clinical art therapy, cognitive therapy, psychological therapy, depression treatment, group therapy, laughter treatment sequence. The study subjects were adolescents, elderly, patient, mother, child, female, parents, and college students in order. The results of LDA topic analysis for adolescents were classified into four topics: self-support, treatment program, relationship effect, and variable study.

A Literature Review on the Recent Tendency of the Treatment about Atypical Hyperplasia of Breast on the Chinese Herbal Medicine (비정형유방증식에 대한 최근 중의 약물치료 동향에 대한 문헌연구)

  • Kim, Jun-Hee;Lee, In-Seon
    • The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.36-58
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    • 2020
  • Objectives: We conducted a literature study on the treatment trends in China to find out the possibility of Oriental medicine treatment of atypical hyperplasia of breast (AHB). Methods: RCTs (randomized controlled trial) on AHB were collected from CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure). The search words were "乳腺增生", "乳腺囊性增生", "乳癖", "中医", "中药" and "中西医结合". The search period was limited from July 2006 to May 2017. Finally, we selected 107 RCTs which were clinical studies to find out the effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine in comparison with Western medicine. After reviewing, we investigated Chinese herbal medication guide, Chinese treatment method and prescriptions. And the correlation between the treatments and the medicinal herbs was investigated to be useful in the clinical practice. Results: 1. The administration of herbal medicine was 58.9 percent in 63 cases, followed by menstrual cycles, and 41.1 percent in 44 cases, regardless of menstrual cycles. 2. In the basic frequency analysis between the treatment and the medicinal herb, the frequency of dissipate binds (散結) was the highest. Next, there was a high frequency of therapies such as activating blood-activating (活血), relieve pain (止痛), soothe the liver (疏肝), regulate qi (理氣), resolve phlegm (化痰), soften hardness (軟堅), resolve depression (解鬱), move qi (行氣) of frequency was high. In herbal medicine, bupleuri radix (柴胡), cyperi rhizoma (香附子), angelicae gigantis radix (當歸), fritillaria thunbergii bulb (貝母), paeoniae radix alba (白芍藥), prunellae spica (夏枯草), corydalis rhizoma (玄胡索) showed high frequency. 3. We finded out the correlation between the frequent treatment methods and the medicinal herbs using Text Mining. Conclusions: These findings are thought to help implement Korean traditional medicine treatments for AHB.