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Despondency

MedGen UID:
97894
•Concept ID:
C0392375
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction

Definition

A state of emotional depression which may result in a negative outlook on life. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Neurological involvement by Behçet's syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and outcome.
Kidd DP
Pract Neurol 2023 Oct;23(5):386-400. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003875. PMID: 37775123
Diagnosis and management of bipolar disorders.
Goes FS
BMJ 2023 Apr 12;381:e073591. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073591. PMID: 37045450
Clinicians' perceived barriers and enablers to the dietary management of adults with type 2 diabetes in primary care: A systematic review.
Boocock RC, Lake AA, Haste A, Moore HJ
J Hum Nutr Diet 2021 Dec;34(6):1042-1052. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1111/jhn.12875. PMID: 33761151

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Neurological involvement by Behçet's syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and outcome.
Kidd DP
Pract Neurol 2023 Oct;23(5):386-400. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003875. PMID: 37775123
Diagnosis and management of bipolar disorders.
Goes FS
BMJ 2023 Apr 12;381:e073591. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073591. PMID: 37045450
Influenza is now a preventable disease.
Oxford JS, Lambkin R
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2006 Apr;27(4):271-3. Epub 2006 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.02.007. PMID: 16564681Free PMC Article
Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment.
Eby GA, Eby KL
Med Hypotheses 2006;67(2):362-70. Epub 2006 Mar 20 doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.047. PMID: 16542786
Enuresis.
Jalkut MW, Lerman SE, Churchill BM
Pediatr Clin North Am 2001 Dec;48(6):1461-88. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(05)70386-2. PMID: 11732125

Prognosis

Neurological involvement by Behçet's syndrome: clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and outcome.
Kidd DP
Pract Neurol 2023 Oct;23(5):386-400. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1136/pn-2023-003875. PMID: 37775123
Diagnosis and management of bipolar disorders.
Goes FS
BMJ 2023 Apr 12;381:e073591. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073591. PMID: 37045450
Despondency among HIV-positive older men and women in Uganda.
Wright S, Zalwango F, Seeley J, Mugisha J, Scholten F
J Cross Cult Gerontol 2012 Dec;27(4):319-33. doi: 10.1007/s10823-012-9178-x. PMID: 22930234Free PMC Article
Influenza is now a preventable disease.
Oxford JS, Lambkin R
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2006 Apr;27(4):271-3. Epub 2006 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.02.007. PMID: 16564681Free PMC Article
Ménière's syndrome.
Wright A
Br J Hosp Med 1985 Dec;34(6):366-70. PMID: 4084707

Clinical prediction guides

Does Self-Efficacy for Affect Regulation Predict Lower Neuroticism?
Lightsey OR Jr
J Cogn Psychother 2024 Feb 6;38(1):65-77. doi: 10.1891/JCP-2023-0001. PMID: 38320774
Diagnosis and management of bipolar disorders.
Goes FS
BMJ 2023 Apr 12;381:e073591. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073591. PMID: 37045450
Despondency among HIV-positive older men and women in Uganda.
Wright S, Zalwango F, Seeley J, Mugisha J, Scholten F
J Cross Cult Gerontol 2012 Dec;27(4):319-33. doi: 10.1007/s10823-012-9178-x. PMID: 22930234Free PMC Article
Burnout in intensive care unit.
Raggio B, Malacarne P
Minerva Anestesiol 2007 Apr;73(4):195-200. PMID: 17468736
Influenza is now a preventable disease.
Oxford JS, Lambkin R
Int J Antimicrob Agents 2006 Apr;27(4):271-3. Epub 2006 Mar 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2006.02.007. PMID: 16564681Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Clinicians' perceived barriers and enablers to the dietary management of adults with type 2 diabetes in primary care: A systematic review.
Boocock RC, Lake AA, Haste A, Moore HJ
J Hum Nutr Diet 2021 Dec;34(6):1042-1052. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1111/jhn.12875. PMID: 33761151
Help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA): a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.
Huntley AL, Potter L, Williamson E, Malpass A, Szilassy E, Feder G
BMJ Open 2019 Jun 11;9(6):e021960. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021960. PMID: 31186243Free PMC Article

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