SM Journal of Depression Research and Treatment

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Prolonged Hypomanic, Five Years Running Wild: Case Report

Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of depression, hypomania e mania. Usually the hypomanic and manic phases are briefer than depressive ones. Presence of comorbidities with other psychiatric disorders is common: nearly 45% of bipolar patients are associated with personality disorders obscuring accurate diagnosis. We aimed to report a case where hypomania symptoms lasted five years, as there was a long life history of dysfunctional behavior; hypomanic symptoms were mistaken as personality. Diagnosis of bipolar disorder only was done when it evolved to mania. There was complete recovery of mood symptoms with mood stabilizer.

Bianca Caroline Alvim Tomaz¹, Guilherme Lavras Costallat², and Elaine Henna³*


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Risk of Depression in Patients Carried Out of Diabetes Mellitus Attending the Diabetimss Program

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) has been associated with a variety of neuropsychiatric disorders. People with diabetes are twice as likely to suffer from depression.

Objective: To determine the risk of depression in patients with diabetes mellitus who attend the Diabetimss program.

Material and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the module of Diabetimss of UMF 1 of Obregon, in June 2012. Non-probabilistic patients with diabetes mellitus were included, applying the scale of Yesavage. The results were analyzed with frequencies and proportions.

Results: Surveys were applied to 34 patients with diabetes mellitus, 27 women and 7 men with an average age of 36.9 +/- 13.9 years. 11.8% had a risk of depression and 14.7% had depression.

Conclusions: According to the results of the survey, 1 in 10 patients with diabetes mellitus are at risk for depression and 1 and a half are depressed.

Oscar Castañeda Sánchez¹* and Erika Janeth Robles²


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Taking off the Shell: A Muslim Lady

Systemic approaches within the Older Adults population although reported to be valuable by clinicians has received limited attention in the evidence-base literature. The aim of this case study is to describe various systemic therapy approaches used with a Bangladeshi Muslim lady to support her to recognize her strengths and improve her quality of life in her new context after separating from her husband. A systemic approach was employed due to the relevance of context in the process of aiding Mrs Islam both to understand her commitments in the past and to help develop her current identity with both commitments from her past and present. Systemic tools included a genogram, atomic models and narrative therapy techniques. In total Mrs Islam had 15 sessions of systemic therapy. At the end of therapy Mrs Islam showed reduced levels of distress and improvement in her perception of her recovery. Conclusions and reflections are discussed.

Jeyda Ibrahim¹*


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How the NHS and Worldwide Health Association can make Big Improvements

Something that the World Government of Health, Health Secretaries, MPs and lots of different worldwide Government and Health Association Parties need to pay deep attention to. This is because what is about to be mentioned is ‘Very Important’ with regard to the future of everyone worldwide successful full gain of much more Mental ‘Healthiness’ and ‘Happiness’.

Paul Wilkins¹*


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Book Review of My Life among the Deathworks by Philip Rieff

This is a non-Catholic’s The Catholic as Historian by Donald D’Elia and Patrick Foley (well recommended) and, therefore, another erudite analysis of contemporary anti-transcendental existence, only Deathworks describes the end results of a world without Catholic history. Reiff writes that we live in a world of “permanent negation” (page 33)-the denial of the sacred and a relativity which basically means, “anything goes if you are loud enough”.

Samuel A Nigro¹*