Browsing Public Health Sciences (School of) by Subject "depression"
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Characterizing poly-substance use and its associations with anxiety and depression among a sample of Canadian high school students
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-05)In any given year, one in five Canadians experience mental illness. The majority of mental illnesses originate in adolescence or young adulthood. Many complex factors can contribute to this, including substance use. However, ... -
Food Insecurity and Mental Health among Females in High-Income Countries
(MDPI, 2018-07-06)Food insecurity is a persistent concern in high-income countries, and has been associated with poor mental health, particularly among females. We conducted a scoping review to characterize the state of the evidence on food ... -
Parental Depressive Symptoms and Physical-Mental Multimorbidity in Children
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-25)Background: Children with a chronic physical illness represent a substantial proportion of the child population. These children are at an elevated risk for mental illness (i.e., physical-mental multimorbidity). Additionally, ... -
Patients’ Accounts of Non-Acceptance and Non-Adherence to Drug Treatment in Depression A Scoping Review and Narrative Synthesis of Research Findings on Patients’ Views on Antidepressants
(University of Waterloo, 2017-06-19)Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disabling condition with a high frequency of recurrence and non-recovery, resulting in serious morbidity and mortality (Kessler & Bromet, 2013; Stotland, 2012; Alonso et al., 2013). ... -
The Role of Functional Social Isolation in Mediating the Association Between Baseline Depression and Subsequent Executive Function in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Comprehensive Cohort
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)Background: Depression is a risk factor for decline in executive function. One mechanism that may link depression to executive function is functional social isolation, which pertains to the qualitative and behavioural ...