Showing 12 results for Depression
Mahsa Ghajarzadeh, Shahrbanoo Kheirkhah, Maryam Ghyiasi,
Volume 2, Issue 4 (12-2011)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Vitiligo is a chronic skin disease which is characterized by depigmented patches due to loss of melanocytes. On contrary of low physical impairment, vitiligo causes a lot of cosmetic problems which can lead to psychological problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life and depression in Iranian patients with vitiligo, who were referred to Razi Hospital in 2009 and 2010.
Methods: From January 2009 until January 2010 one hundred vitiligo patients were randomly selected from outpatient clinic of Razi Hospital and asked to answer to the following valid and reliable instruments Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), SF-36 and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI).
Results: The mean age ± standard deviation of the participants was 28.9±11.5 years and mean scores of BDI,SF-36 and DLQI of all patients were 15.9±11.8, 63.8±19.4 and 8.4±6.9 respectively. There was a significant relationship between DLQI scores and the duration of the disease (r=0.3, P<0.001) while there was no significant relationship between DLQI scores and age (r=0.1, P=0.2).
Conclusion: Evaluation of quality of life and depression in patients with vitiligo and consequences of the disease on patients' lives should be considered.
Farhad Handjani, Md, Maryam Sadat Sadati, Md, Ali Firoozabadi, Md, Vala Rezaei, Sara Akramzadeh,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (6-2013)
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Background and Aim: Acne is one of the most common skin diseases. One of the best treatments is systemic isotretinoin. Some studies link its use with depression, psychiatric problems and suicide, but it is still a matter of debate. So, this study was designed to determine the frequency of depression in acne patients, treated with isotretinoin.
Methods: Fifty-nine acne patients between 16 -30 years old were included. The patients received 0.5-1 mg/kg/day isotretinoin for 16 weeks. At the beginning and at the end of study, the Beck questionnaire was completed by the patients and the results were analyzed.
Results: The mean score of the Beck questionnaire was 13.19 at the beginning of the study and 14.80 after 4 months of treatment with isotretinoin (P=0.0001).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that isotretinoin may have a small, but still noticeable increase in depression scores of acne patients. However, it is important to consider that various other parameters, such as individual’s psychological status at the time of completing the questionnaire, might influence the results. So, further studies with more patients and longer durations, and the use of other pertinent questionnaires, are recommended.
Ahmad Sarikhani, Hamidreza Mohajerani, Phd, Mowlood Gandomani,
Volume 4, Issue 2 (6-2013)
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Background and Aim: Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic dermatitis that has been observed in both neonates and adults. It has been reported following stress, decreasing of mental and somatic energy, tiredness, insomnia, excitability, depression, etc. All of mentioned effects have adverse effects on health activity and result in body weakness. The aim of this study was evaluating general health indices of Arak Islamic Azad university students that suffered from seborrheic dermatitis using Goldberg scale.
Methods: Three hundred and eighteen students were randomly selected and examined, among them 101 students who suffered from seborrheic dermatitis completed the General Health Questionnaire and then the data were statistically described and analyzed.
Results: Forty-one percent of students with seborrheic dermatitis had body symptoms. Anxiety, communicative act failure and depression were observed in 48%, 65% and 31% of patients, respectively.
Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated the strong relationship between seborrheic dermatitis and communicative act failure.
Lida Bahrami, Hamze Ahmadian, Gholamreza Eshghi,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (10-2014)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Vitiligo is a common skin disease and it is important to recognize and manage its social and psychological consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between illness perception, depression and quality of life among vitiligo patients referred to the skin clinic of Farshchian Hospital in Hamedan.
Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on the patients with vitiligo referred to the skin clinic of Farshchian Hospital during the first quarter of 2014. The study sample consisted of 100 patients (32 male and 68 female patients) with vitiligo who were selected using convenience sampling. Measurement tools included the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R), World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). The data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation test.
Results: Illness perception have significant relationship with depression and quality of life in vitiligo patients. There was a significant difference in positive (P=0.031) and negative (P=0.002) illness perception scores between male and female vitiligo patients. Also, environmental dimension of quality of life in vitiligo patients was significantly different between men and women (P=0.031).
Conclusion: Evaluation of quality of life and depression in patients with vitiligo to reduce the adverse consequences of the disesase on patients' lives is recommended.
Mohamad Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani, Ghasem Dastjerdi, Fatemeh Sahraie, Parvneh Dehqan Harati,
Volume 7, Issue 1 (4-2016)
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Background and Aim: Hair loss is a chronic and frequent dermatological condition. It negatively affects the psychological status, social relationships and daily activities of the patients The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalnce of depression in women with hair loss in a referral dematology clinic in Yazd, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from March 21 to June 21, 2015. Fifty-four women suffering from hair loss referred to the Shahid Sadoughi Dermatology Clinic in Yazd were recruited. Depression assessed by using the Beck Depression Inventory. Data were analyzed using versioin 18 of PASW (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA) and Fisher's exact test was used for comparing proportions in different groups.
Results: The mean ± standard deviation score of depression was 16.1±13.5. The study showed that 67% of hair loss patients were experiencing depression. While not statitically significant, frequency of depression seems to be associated with the level of education (P=0.052). There was no associatioin between the frequency of depression and age, marital status, previous medical history, or drug use.
Conclusion: This study showed that depression is highly frequent among women with hair loss. Beauty is crucial for most women and feeling the lack of beauty and not being attractive decrease their social interaction. More effective treatment of hair loss may improve depression and community relations, and consequently result in higher quality of life in a hair loss patient.
Sadegh Abedi, Mohamad Hasan Davazdah Emamy, Amir Houshang Ehsani, Mehdi Jafari,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (7-2017)
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Background and Aim: Regarding the relatively high prevalence of depression in people with psoriasis, the present study was conducted to determine the role of type D personality and difficulties in emotion regulation in predicting the symptoms of depression in patients with psoriasis.
Methods: This study was a descriptive correlational study. Among patients referred to the Dermatology Clinic of Razi Hospital in Tehran from November to January 2016, 60 patients with psoriasis were selected using available sampling method. The research instruments included type D Personality Questionnaire (DS-14 scale), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), and Beck Depression Inventory (Second Edition) (BDI-II). Finally, the data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression tests.
Results: The results of this study showed that there is a significant positive correlation between type D personality and difficulties in emotion regulation with symptoms of depression in patients with psoriasis (P<0/01). Regression analysis with enter method also showed that the two components of type D personality (negative affect and social inhibition), as well as two subscales (lack of emotional awareness and lack of emotional clarity) in difficulties in emotion regulation scale can predict the symptoms of depression in psoriasis.
Conclusion: Type D personality traits and difficulties in emotion regulation can affect the psychological consequences of psoriasis, including depression in people with this disease.
Sara Sharifipour, Mohammad Hassan Dvazdahemami, Maryam Bakhtiari, Abolfazl Mohamadi, Mohesn Saberi,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (7-2017)
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Background and Aim: Trichotillomania (hair pulling disorder) is a chronic disorder, characterized by frequent hair pulling leading to hair loss. This disorder despite having multiple physical, economic and social consequences, is less likely to be diagnosed and treated. In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of emotion regulation therapy (ERT) on symptom’s severity, anxiety, depression, stress and quality of life in individuals with trichotillomania.
Methods: Six patients were selected by available sampling method, and Massachusettes General Hospital (MGH-HPS) scale, Depression, Anxiety, Stress-DASS-21 scale, WHOQOL-26 Quality of Life questionnaire, and DERS Emotion Regulation questionnaire were used. Gross 8-session protocol (each session 90 minutes) was delivered on a weekly basis for each participant individually. Data were analyzed by visual analysis, percent of recovery, Freidman nonparametric test and Wilcoxon test.
Results: ERT lead to significant reduction in symptoms of hair pulling, depression, anxiety, stress, difficulty in regulating emotion and improved quality of life in patients with trichotillomania.
Conclusion: ERT significantly improves emotional problems and symptoms of hair pulling in the patients with trichotillomania. As a result, this treatment can be used as an effective treatment for this disorder.
Masoud Mohammadi,
Volume 8, Issue 3 (10-2017)
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Background and Aim: Alopecia is one of the most common chronic skin diseases and is one of the most important predictors of psychological distress and depression. Considering the importance of this issue to public health, this study evaluated the impact of alopecia on increasing depression in the affected population
Methods: A meta-analysis was performed for relevant articles in scientific databases including SID, Science direct and PubMed (Medline). Reference lists of identified articles were reviewed for additional articles. Heterogeneity of study was checked using I2 index. Data were analyzed using the Comprehensive Meta-analysis (CMA) software.
Results: The overall prevalence of depression in patients with alopecia in Iran was %60.3 (%95 Cl %51.4-%68.5) during 2001-2015. The highest prevalence of depression was recorded in Khorramabad in 2007, %66.7 (%95 Cl: %56.3-%75.6) and the lowest prevalence of depression was found in Mashhad in 2010, %47.3 (%95 Cl: %41.7-%53).
Conclusion: According to the results of this study, the prevalence of depression in patients with alopecia is high and therefore appropriate therapies and the need for psychological counseling for these patients seems to be necessary.
Mehrnoosh Jamshidi, Sara Hashemi,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (4-2019)
Abstract
Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perfectionism and depression with body image in women asking for cosmetic surgery.
Methods: In this study 360 women (20-40 years old) asking for cosmetic surgery (nose and chest) in north of Tehran in year 1397 were selected by convenience sampling. The questionnaires that were used included multidimensional perfectionism in Tehran (2007), Beck depression (BDI-II 1996) and body image (MBSRQ 1983) and to analyze the findings, multi-variant regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient were used.
Results: The results showed there is an inverse relationship between perfectionism and body image. That means higher perfectionism shows that the body image is weaker. Also there is an inverse relationship between depression and body image. That means higher depression shows that the body image is weaker. There is a direct relationship between perfectionism and depression. That means high perfectionism in subjects shows that depression is high in them (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Perfectionism and depression can predict the body image, perfectionism prediction was stronger, as it had a higher beta value than depression.
Rahele Ahmadi, Ilnaz Sajjadian, Fariba Jaffari,
Volume 10, Issue 1 (4-2019)
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Background and Aim: Vitiligo is a depigmenting skin disorder, which has a great impact on the psyches of patients. The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of compassion-based treatment on anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation of women with vitiligo.
Methods: This study was designed as a pre-test and post-test semi-experimental with a one-month follow-up and control group. Thirty patients of all vitiligo women (n=80) referring to Skin Diseases and Leishmaniasis Research Center (SDLRC) during 2016-2017 (n=80) were selected for this study and randomized in 2 groups: all participants were assessed for anxiety and depression using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Zigmond and Smith (1983), suicidal through Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS), (1997) before intervention, at the end and one month after intervention. The experimental group attended in 8 consecutive 60-minute session group - based compassion - focused therapy (CFT, Gilbert and Neff therapeutic Package 2009) biweekly. Control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the follow-up phase. Repeated measure analysis of variance was used for data analysis.
Results: The results showed that compassion-focused therapy was effective on anxiety, depression, suicide ideation compared to control group.
Conclusion: According to the results of this research, compassion-based therapy has been effective in reducing anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.
Sa’di Bayazidi, Abbas Bakhshipour, Marziyeh Alivandi Vafa,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (5-2021)
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Background and Aim: The presence of variables such as stress, depression and anxiety can overshadow the life of any individual and deviate them from the main path and consequently, from achieving their goals. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of commitment and acceptance based therapy (ACT) on reducing stress, depression and anxiety in people with gastrointestinal and skin disorders.
Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design, utilizing a control group. The recraited population included all patients with skin and hair disorders, as well as gastrointestinal disorders of psychosomatic origin who visited the clinics of internal medicine physicians and dermatologists and the clinics and hospitals in Bukan in 2019. Among 30 patients who had the highest score in the short form of DASS-21 Depression, Anxiety and Stress Questionnaire were purposefully selected and then randomly divided into experimental (15) and control groups (15). The protocol of ACT sessions based on Hayes's (2002) approach was administered to the experimental group for eight 1.5 hour sessions in one month, two sessions per week. The data were analyzed by SPSS software using covariance analysis.
Results: The results showed that there was a significant difference between the means of the experimental and control groups in the variables of stress, depression and anxiety. In fact, ACT reduced the mean stress (7.47±1.959), depression (6.47±1.187), and anxiety (6.67±1.345) in the posttest stage.
Conclusion: Considering the efficacy of this type of treatment, this program is deemed to be a good option for therapists who work in counseling centers and psychological clinics.
Misagh Norouzi, Hamidtaher Neshat Doust, Fariba Jafari,
Volume 14, Issue 2 (8-2023)
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Background and Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of psychotherapy based on improving quality of life on depression and self-esteem in women with vitiligo.
Methods: The present study was a quasi-experimental study (Pre-test - post-test with follow-up and control group). The statistical population of this study included all women with vitiligo skin disease referred to Isfahan Dermatology and Leishmaniasis Research Center , among which, 20 people were selected by available sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (10 people for each group). Both groups completed Beck Depression Inventory (1996) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem (1965) Questionnaires as a pre-test and after completing eight sessions of psychotherapy based on improving quality of life (one 90-minute session per week for eight weeks), the post-test was performed again and one month later for the control and experimental groups. The collected data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance in SPSS 23 software.
Results: Based on the findings of repeated measures analysis of variance, it was found that psychotherapy based on improving quality of life reduced the average depression scores and increased the self-esteem of women with vitiligo.
Conclusion: Considering that psychotherapy based on improving the quality of life has an effect on depression and self-esteem in women with vitiligo, so teaching this therapeutic approach is recommended as an effective intervention method to reduce depression and improve the self-esteem of women with vitiligo.
