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Depressive Symptoms, Somatic Complaints and Exemptions from Graduation Exams in Latvian Adolescents during the Final School Year

Inta Zile*; Liga Lismane; Renars Erts; Evija Silina; Lilian Tzivian

    The stress created by final examinations influences the mental, physical functioning, and the adaptation skills in many adolescents. In cases of dysfunctions, students could receive an exemption letter from the final exams.


A Multi-Layer Fuzzy Inference System for the Prediction of Depression and Anxiety Levels

Momina Imran; Mouz Ramzan*

    Talking about the most important thing in human life, it is the person's health. The healthier a person, the most efficiently he will work and think. And if we talk about the most important human organ, it is the brain. The health of the brain can be affected by many reasons.


Depressed Mothers and Stunting in children with Cerebral Palsy

Showkat Mohmad Bhat; Bashir Ahmad Charoo; Mohd Suhail Jogi*; Irshad Ahmad Bhat; Shazia Gurgani

    To assess the association of depression in mothers with health of children with Cerebral Palsy. Eighty mothers (care givers) and their CP children were approached for the study. Informed consent was obtained from all the mothers. The Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D scale) a tool that has been in the public domain since 1977 was used to assess depression score among mothers.


Effect of Plassiflora Incarnata (Mother tincture) on Ethanol Withdrawal Induced Anxiety and Depression in Experimental Mice

Dipti B Chavan; Rushikesh K Sonawane; Manoj S Mahajan; Aman B Upaganlawar; Swati S Jadhav*; Chandrashekhar D Upasani

    To assess the effect Passiflora incarnata mother tincture on ethanol withdrawal-induced anxiety and depression in mice. The mice were divided into six different groups. Each group contains six animals. They were treated with 10% ethanol (2000mg/kg; p.o) from day 1 to 6 days, later 24hrs, ethanol withdrawal reactions were evaluated using different behavioural models like Elevated Plus Maze (EPM), Light And Dark Test (LDT), Hole Board Test (HBT), Marble Burying Test (MBT), Tail Suspension Test (TST). On last day, mice treated orally with P. incarnata were tested for anxiety and depression. The P. incarnata shows the protective effect against ethanol withdrawal anxiety and depression in mice. All the doses of P. incarnata employed in this study showed significantly (p<0.05) increased time spent in open arm in EPM, time spent in light area in LDT, head dips in HBT. Also, there was significant (p<0.05) decreased marbles buried and reduced immobility duration in TST as compared to ethanol withdrawal group. In conclusion P. incarnata showed anxiolytic and anti-depressant activity in mice with ethanol withdrawal.


Functional Dissociative Seizures and Borderline Personality Disorder: Review of their Psychological and Neurobiological Relationships

Ángel JM Gargiulo*; Ana P Colombini; Antonella Trovato; Augusto Gargiulo; Juan Mateo Barbon; Luciana D´Alessio

    Functional Dissociative Seizures (FDS) are conversion disorders with seizures that present as paroxysmal events associated with disruptive changes in behavior, thought or emotion. On the other hand, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is defined as "a pervasive pattern of instability of interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, and marked impulsivity, beginning by early adulthood and present in various contexts."


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