Attributional styles are associated with care burden in geriatric depression: older adults and their caregivers in Taiwan.

Background: Given the rising prevalence of depression among older adults and the associated increase in caregiving responsibilities, understanding factors influencing caregiver burden is crucial. Previous research has not extensively explored the impact of caregivers' attributional styles, that is, how individuals interpret the causes of life events, on their care burden.

Aim: This study examined the relationship between caregivers' attributional styles and their care burden for older patients with depression.

Associations between estradiol and testosterone and depressive symptom scores of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 in ovariectomized women: a population-based analysis of NHANES data.

Background: Women are well known to be susceptible to developing affective disorders, yet little attention has been given to effects of ovariectomy-reduced hormones and links with depression. This population-based cross-sectional study aimed to investigate possible associations between ovariectomy-reduced hormones and depression symptom scores of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in ovariectomized women.

Methods: Data of PHQ-9 scores, demographics and comorbidities of ovariectomized women were extracted from the U.

A Neurofeedback Protocol for Executive Function to Reduce Depression and Rumination: A Controlled Study.

Objective: Rumination is a maladaptive emotional-regulation strategy that is strongly associated with depression. Impaired executive function can lead to difficulties in disengaging from rumination, thus exacerbating depression. In this study, we inspect an electroencephalograph neurofeedback protocol that enhance the target peak alpha frequency (PAF) activation in the prefrontal region.

The caregivers' dilemma: Care burden, rejection, and caregiving behaviors among the caregivers of patients with depressive disorders.

Taking care of depressed patients significantly impacts caregivers' lives, both objectively and subjectively. The effects of caregivers' burden on their responses to their patients has yet to be investigated. The aim of this study is to explore the relationships among caregivers' subjective and objective burden, depression, frequency of caregiving behaviors, and rejective attitude.