Publications by authors named "Daniel Cowell"
Background: Diagnosing major depressive disorder (MDD) is challenging, with diagnostic manuals failing to capture the wide range of clinical symptoms that are endorsed by individuals with this condition.
Objective: This study aims to provide evidence for an extended definition of MDD symptomatology.
Methods: Symptom data were collected via a digital assessment developed for a delta study.
Article Synopsis
- Web-based mental health assessments can provide earlier and more cost-effective diagnoses for psychiatric conditions than traditional methods, particularly for those showing symptoms of depression.
- A study with over 2000 participants assessed the impact of a web-based assessment that offered personalized feedback and psychoeducation, leading to positive self-reported outcomes in mental well-being after 6 and 12 months.
- While a majority found the web assessment useful for understanding their mental health, a small percentage actually discussed their results with professionals, resulting in limited new diagnoses despite the assessment's predictive accuracy.
Article Synopsis
- - Mood disorders impact millions globally and current diagnostic methods often lead to delays in accurate diagnosis, highlighting the need for improved approaches that can facilitate early identification of these conditions.
- - The Delta Trial aims to create an algorithm that combines symptom data with proteomic biomarkers to enhance diagnostic accuracy, particularly to differentiate between bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
- - Over 3200 people participated in the Delta Trial, with hundreds providing necessary blood samples and completing follow-up questionnaires, which supports the trial's potential in developing more effective diagnostic methods.
Objective: Voluntary asphyxiation among children, preteens, and adolescents by hanging or other means of inducing hypoxia/anoxia to enhance sexual excitement is not uncommon and can lead to unintended death. This study addresses autoerotic asphyxiation (AEA) with the intent of increasing pediatricians' knowledge of the syndrome and awareness of its typical onset among young patients. AEA is characteristically a clandestine and elusive practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhysicians are not only called upon to deal with biological, but also with psychosocial issues and concerns in the treatment of the terminally ill. Their training, however, usually does not prepare them to value palliative care, or help them cope with personal feelings about death and possible grief over a patient's loss. The authors describe what one medical school is doing regarding the challenge of preparing medical students to deal more competently and confidently with end-of-life scenarios they will encounter as primary care practitioners in underserved areas of a rural state.
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