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Depressive symptoms and quality of life prior to metabolic surgery in Cape Town, South Africa
Conclusion: This study highlights the complex interplay between metabolic, clinical and psychiatric factors in patients undergoing metabolic surgery. The study highlights the vital role of a psychiatrist as part of a multidisciplinary team pre- and post-operatively in the early identification of depressive symptoms. Psychiatrists may have an important role to play as part of the multidisciplinary team in metabolic surgery, including screening for mental health problems pre- and post-operatively, providing psychoeducation and relevant pharmacological treatment and psychotherapy where needed.Contribution: This study expands ...
Source: South African Journal of Psychiatry - February 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Wilma M. Kruger-Steyn, Jeanne Lubbe, Kerry-Ann Louw, Laila Asmal Source Type: research

Impact of Major Depressive Disorder on Comorbidities: A Systematic Literature Review
Conclusions: The presence of MDD was identified as a risk factor for both the development and the worsening of a range of comorbidities. These results highlight the importance of addressing depression early in its course and the need for integrating mental and general health care.PMID:36264099 | DOI:10.4088/JCP.21r14328
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychiatry - October 20, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Alix M Arnaud Teri S Brister Ken Duckworth Phyllis Foxworth Tonya Fulwider Ellison D Suthoff Brian Werneburg Izabela Aleksanderek Marcia L Reinhart Source Type: research

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: a nationwide population-based cohort study
World Psychiatry. 2022 Oct;21(3):452-459. doi: 10.1002/wps.21020.ABSTRACTAccumulating evidence suggests a higher risk for cardiovascular diseases among individuals with mental disorders, but very little is known about the risk for overall and specific groups of cardiovascular diseases in people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To fill this knowledge gap, we investigated the prospective associations between ADHD and a wide range of cardiovascular diseases in adults. In a nationwide population-based cohort study, we identified 5,389,519 adults born between 1941 and 1983, without pre-existing cardiovascul...
Source: World Psychiatry - September 8, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Lin Li Zheng Chang Jiangwei Sun Miguel Garcia-Argibay Ebba Du Rietz Maja Dobrosavljevic Isabell Brikell Tomas Jernberg Marco Solmi Samuele Cortese Henrik Larsson Source Type: research

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