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Evaluating an Interpersonal Model of Depression Among Adults With Down Syndrome
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The Interpersonal Model of Depression (IMD) based on the Theory of Human Relatedness (Hagerty, Lynch-Sauer, Patusky, & Bouwsema, 1993) is evaluated among adults with Down syndrome. One hundred subjects participated, with 32% having elevated depression scores and 40% stating they felt lonely. The relationship between depression, perceived social support, loneliness, and life satisfaction is statistically significant, F(6, 172) = 4.36, p < .001. Loneliness, social isolation, loss of sens...
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Depression at work.
Supervision
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Depression--You Don't Have to Feel This Way.
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Depression. (Information from Your Family Doctor).
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Depression: what you should know.(Information from Your Family Doctor)
American Family Physician
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Depression in older adults: pervasive or preventable?
Adultspan Journal
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Depression in women. (Information from Your Family Doctor).
American Family Physician
; Is depression common in women? Yes. Women are twice as likely as men to have depression. About 20 percent of women experience depression at least once during their lifetime. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 17 million people in the United States--1 in 10 adults--have
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Managing patients with depression
Drug Topics
; Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses seen in primary health-care settings. When compared with patients who have chronic medical illnesses, persons with mood disorders such as depression may have substantially greater disabilities and worsened social and physical functioning. Often,
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Intervention for Clients With Depression
Home & Community Health Special Interest Section Quarterly / American Occupational Therapy Association
; Depression has been referred to as the "common cold of mental illness" (Chapman, 2006), indicating its growing incidence in this country as well as throughout the world. Mental health facilities and programs are no longer the only practice settings where occupational therapists and occupational
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Depression and suicide in children and adolescents: a spiritual perspective.(Special Section: Spirituality/Medicine Interface Project)
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