Specific parenting problems when adolescents have emotional and behavioural disorders.

Specific parenting dimensions were explored of parents with adolescents (11-17 years old) referred to outpatient clinics for behavioural and emotional problems. Eighty-seven parent-adolescent pairs participated. Parents completed a parenting interview, and the adolescents were administered a diagnostic interview, the Child Assessment Schedule.

Fatigue, anxiety, and depression in long-term survivors of testicular cancer.

Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of chronic fatigue (CF), the levels of anxiety and depression, and the correlation between these conditions in long-term survivors of testicular cancer (TCSs). Occurrence of CF in TCSs is compared with findings in male survivors of Hodgkin's disease (HDSs) and in males from the general population (GenPop).

Methods: TCSs, HDSs, and two cohorts of the GenPop completed the Fatigue Questionnaire (FQ) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) as part of a questionnaire survey.

[How is an information program for depressed patients perceived?].

Background: "Laere og Støtte" (LOS) is the Norwegian version of an information programme (Rhythms) developed in the United States for patients with depression who are treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) in general practice. The patients receive seven booklets by mail over a period of seven months.

Material And Methods: In order to examine customer satisfaction we sent a questionnaire to 920 patients that had subscribed to the information programme.

A population study of anxiety and depression among persons who report whiplash traumas.

The purpose of this study was to explore whether self-reported whiplash traumas were associated with increased prevalence of anxiety disorder and depression. A cross-sectional design (N = 61,110) based on data from the health study (HUNT-II) was used. Anxiety and depression were measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

An association between depression, anxiety and thyroid function--a clinical fact or an artefact?

Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the association between depression, anxiety and thyroid dysfunction.

Method: The study is part of the HUNT-study. Individuals aged 40-89 years (n = 30,589) with thyroid assays, and self-rating of depression and anxiety--Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)--were divided in six categories according to thyroid function.

The prevalence of nausea in the community: psychological, social and somatic factors.

Nausea is a commonly reported symptom with a point prevalence of about 12% in the community. Nausea is a prominent symptom in functional gastrointestinal disorders and patients with anxiety and depression frequently present gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea and abdominal discomfort as their main problem when they consult a doctor. Functional gastrointestinal disorders are strongly related to anxiety and depressive disorders with a lifetime prevalence of 80--90% in samples from clinics of gastroenterology.

The validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. An updated literature review.

Objective: To review the literature of the validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).

Method: A review of the 747 identified papers that used HADS was performed to address the following questions: (I) How are the factor structure, discriminant validity and the internal consistency of HADS? (II) How does HADS perform as a case finder for anxiety disorders and depression? (III) How does HADS agree with other self-rating instruments used to rate anxiety and depression?

Results: Most factor analyses demonstrated a two-factor solution in good accordance with the HADS subscales for Anxiety (HADS-A) and Depression (HADS-D), respectively. The correlations between the two subscales varied from.