Depression factors associated with

Depression occurring as part of bipolar disorder may be severe and accompanied by ideas of guilt and hopelessness, an inability to function at work because of poor concentration and psychomotor retardation or agitation, poor judgement and suicidal ideation. The lifelong risk of suicide in people with this condition is as high as 15%. Factors associated with suicide risk include alcohol misuse, marital separation or divorce, living alone and unemployment, and these are all common secondary consequences of the illness. 

Factors associated with increased risk for recurrence in naturalistic studies of depressed children and adolescents may serve as guidance to the clinician to decide who needs maintenance treatment. These factors include history of prior depressive episodes, female sex, late onset, suicidality, double depression, subsyndromal symptoms, poor functioning, personality disorders, exposure to negative events (e.g., abuse, conflicts), and family history of recurrent MDD (<2 episodes) (Birmaher et ah, 1996 a,b Goodyer et ah, 1998 Fewin-sohn et ah, 1999 Rao et ah, 1999 Rueter et al., 1999 Weissman et ah, 1999a, b Klein et ah, 2001). 

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Fryer MJ, Oxborough K, Martin B, Ort DR and Baker NR (1995) Factors associated with depression of photosynthetic quantum efficiency in maize at low growth temperature. Plant Physiol 108 761-767... 

Since the original publication of the FTT, White reported unpublished data from the FTT that shows a more sustained benefit in the elderly (11). In contrast to the initial FTT analysis that included patients with factors associated with both reduced benefit and increased risk of fibrinolytic therapy (i.e., patients presenting >12 hours after the onset of symptoms as well as individuals showing ST depression or T wave... 

Many of the chronic conditions — cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, obesity, autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and depression — are associated with increased production of thromboxane Aj (TXAj), leukotriene 84 (LTB4), II ip, lL-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and C-reactive protein. All these factors increase by increases in omega-6 fatty acid intake and decrease by increases in omega-3 fatty acid intake, either ALA or EPA and DHA. EPA and DHA are more potent, and most studies have been carried out using EPA and DHA. 

Psychological factors associated with shift work include the stress and depression accompanying unusual work schedules. Individuals performing shift work are less effective in terms of cognitive abilities... 

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