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Prevalence of anxiety in people with epilepsy

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This is a study from 2017 that used data from the Neurological Disease and Depression Study. [1] Of the total sample (n = 250 patients), nearly 40.0% of participants had anxiety according to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The most prevalent symptom of anxiety was “worrying thoughts” (35.6%). After adjustment for age and sex,…

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Prevalence of depression in people with epilepsy

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This is a systematic review from 2013. [1] It found that Epilepsy was significantly associated with depression and depression was observed to be highly prevalent in people with epilepsy (PWE). 23 articles reported on 14 unique data sources. Nine studies reported on 29,891 PWE who had an overall prevalence of active (current or past-year) depression…

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Suicide risk in patients with diabetes

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This is a systematic review from 2017. [1] 54 studies were included. Meta-analysis showed that diabetes significantly increases the risk of suicide (RR = 1.56; 95%CI 1.29-1.89; P < 0.001). Subgroup analysis showed that the RR of suicide associated with type 1 diabetes was 2.25 (95%CI 1.50-3.38; P < 0.001). The pooled incidence rate of…

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Poor metabolic control in children and adolescents with type 1 Diabetes mellitus and psychiatric comorbidity

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This is a Danish study based on registry results. [1] Among 4,725 children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes identified, 1,035 were diagnosed with at least one psychiatric disorder. High average HbA1c levels during the first 2 years after diagnosis predicted higher risk of psychiatric diagnoses. Patients with psychiatric comorbidity had higher HbA1c levels (0.22%…

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Prevalence of depression in patients with Diabetes mellitus

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This is a meta-analysis that was published in 2001. [1] A total of 42 eligible studies were identified; 20 (48%) included a nondiabetic comparison group. In the controlled studies, the odds of depression in the diabetic group were twice that of the nondiabetic comparison group (OR 5 2.0, 95% CI 1.8 –2.2) and did not…

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The prevalence of depression in patients with COPD

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This is a systematic review and meta-analysis that was published in 2016. [1] Eight controlled studies were included in the review. The number of participants in the pooled studies was of 5.552 COPD subjects and 5.211 controls. The depression prevalence was 27.1% [25.9-28.3] in COPD patients and 10.0% [9.2-10.8] in the control group. The pooled…

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The prevalence of anxiety in patients with COPD

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This is a systematic review that was published in 2013. [1] 10 studies met the inclusion criteria for review. The studies had small to modest sample sizes and included mainly male COPD patients (71% male). The prevalence of clinical anxiety ranged from 10–55% among in-patients and 13–46% among out-patients with COPD. The authors further describe…

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COPD increases the risk of depression. Depression and anxiety adversely affect prognosis in COPD, leading to an increased risk of exacerbation and possibly death.

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This is a systematic review and meta-analysis that was published in Chest in 2013. [1] It included 16 studies on depression or anxiety as predictors of COPD outcomes (incident COPD/chronic lung disease or exacerbation) and/or mortality, in 28,759 participants followed for 1 to 8 years, and six studies on COPD as a predictor of depression…

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Depression is an independent predictor of early death in patients with advanced cancer

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This is an English study that was published in 2009. [1] Out of the eligible 132 patients, 87 participated in the study. The Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS) and self-rated symptoms list were completed three times over an eight-week period and analyzed, together with demographic and clinical factors. Depression was self-rated in 29% (25/87) of patients…

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Prevalence of depression in patients with advanced cancer

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This is a systematic review from 2002. [1] Aim was to o identify all literature regarding depression in patients with advanced cancer and among mixed hospice populations, and to summarise the prevalence of depression according to different definitions. 46 eligible studies giving information on the prevalence of depression, and a further four which gave information…

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