Active clinical trials for "Depressive Disorder"

Alcohol abuse is associated with a variety of clinical diseases, but studies on prevalence of different somatic diseases among alcohol abusers are lacking. Studies on populations in an out-day patients' clinic are also lacking. The investigators aim to study somatic health standard in an out-day patients' clinic population of alcohol abusers, with regard to prevalence of different kinds of somatic diseases, and how the interaction of somatic and psychiatric treatment can influence on patients quality of life. Clinical examination including blood samples and echocardiographic examinations in all participants, other additional examinations (as x-ray, CT or MRI if indicated by clinical findings).

The major objective of this observational study is to describe clinical outcomes of patients receiving treatment with the NeuroStar TMS Therapy system in routine clinical practice.

The purpose of this study is to investigate risk factors associated with depression and how such factors might be transmitted cross-generationally. The investigators are conducting an integrative assessment of emotion regulation and stress reactivity in a group of mothers with and without a history of depression and their daughters.

Many older adults have undetected health problems and lack basic prevention measures. Failure to identify and treat these conditions can lead to unnecessary morbidity and mortality and a decreased quality of life. Traditional screening and intervention programs, usually based in primary care providers' offices, have been insufficient, particularly in medically underserved populations. Alternate sites for screening and intervention have begun to receive attention and may hold promise. The emergency department (ED) is the entry point for access to medical and social services for many patients and has the potential to serve as a site to identify older adults with unmet needs. However, we do not know the prevalence of depression and cognitive impairment and how they differ by mode of arrival of the patient to the ED. Second, a question remains as to the validity of screening patients during an acute illness. Upon completion, this study will describe the epidemiology of the population of older adults presenting to the ED.

The purpose of the research is to study brain structure, function and chemistry of patients with bipolar disorder who are receiving quetiapine or lithium, in order to better understand who benefits from treatment and why they respond to medications.

Observational, non-interventional, longitudinal, prospective,multicenter, open label (No treatment is involved). 3 assessment will be carried out . The 1st one will be on baseline, the 2sd one after a significant change in pharmacological treatment and 3rd one after a second significant change in pharmacological treatment. If there isn´t any significant change in therapeutic plan a control assessment will be carry out in week 10th and 24th. A significant treatment change is defined as a change in SSRI/SNRI, to add another SSRI/SNRI or a augmentation treatment added to SSRI/SNRI. The primary objective is to describe therapeutical strategies (antidepressant change, association with another antidepressant or association with another treatment) in the management of patients with MDD with incomplete response or intolerance to an antidepressant after a first or a second failure; and when the psychiatrist decide a change of strategy. Secondary objectives include: 1 - To describe the clinic profile of depressive patients with incomplete response or intolerance to an antidepressant after a first or a second failure; 2- To describe the profile of patients based on therapeutic strategies used and number of therapeutic strategies; 4- Evaluate the use of health resource due to lack of fast onset of action, and social cost (productivity, care givers…); 5 - To associate clinical variable with therapeutic action by psychiatrist.

The purpose of this neuroimaging study is to investigate the brain correlates of Major Depressive Disorder with anxiety symptoms as well as potentially identify predictors of treatment outcome.

Tools known as 'depression scales 'are widely used as assessments to evaluate a patient's response to treatment. The purpose of this study is the evaluation of the remission rates for patients with MDD. The evaluation will involve the use of HAM-D 17, and HAM-D 7 questionnaires and the comparison of those questionnaires.

The purpose of this study is to assess adolescents with Insulin Resistance Syndrome for quality of life and altered health related issues.

In usual clinical conditions, depressed patients with no sexual dysfunction, after signing their consent for the dissemination of their clinical information will begin their treatment with any SSRI or a Dual antidepressant as per the best clinical decision of their treating psychiatrist. Sexual dysfunction will be identified along the 6 months of active observation. Psychiatrists will decide to change dose, augment, shift or combine antidepressants at their clinical discretion in the benefit of their patients and all clinical decisions will be recorded.Comparisons among antidepressants will be made in terms of their sexual dysfunction potentiality.