The Link Between Depression and Osteoporosis.

Obesity and sarcopenic obesity characterized by low-grade inflammation are associated with increased risk for major depression in women

Julie A Pasco, Michael Berk, Brenda Penninx, Natalie K Hyde, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Emma C West, Mark A Kotowicz, Kara B Anderson, Adrienne O'Neil, Pamela G Rufus-Membere, Lana J Williams

2023-09-28

Background: We aimed to determine women’s risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) in relation to obesity phenotypes characterized ..

Comparison of the Accuracy of the 7-Item HADS Depression Subscale and 14-Item Total HADS for Screening for Major Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis

Y Wu, B Levis, FM Daray, JPA Ioannidis, SB Patten, P Cuijpers, RC Ziegelstein, S Gilbody, FH Fischer, S Fan, Y Sun, C He, A Krishnan, D Neupane, PM Bhandari, Z Negeri, KE Riehm, DB Rice, M Azar, XW Yan

2023-01-01

The seven-item Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale Depression subscale (HADS-D) and the total score of the 14-item HADS (HADS-T)..

Personality disorder is an excess risk factor for physical multimorbidity among women with mental state disorders

SE Quirk, AL Stuart, M Berk, JA Pasco, SL Brennan Olsen, H Koivumaa-Honkanen, R Honkanen, PS Lukkala, AM Chanen, M Kotowicz, LJ Williams

2017-11-01

We examined whether mental state disorders (lifetime mood, anxiety, eating, substance misuse) with comorbid personality disorder a..

The addition of depression to the Framingham Risk Equation model for predicting coronary heart disease risk in women

A O'Neil, AJ Fisher, KJ Kibbey, FN Jacka, MA Kotowicz, LJ Williams, AL Stuart, M Berk, PA Lewandowski, JJ Atherton, CB Taylor, JA Pasco

2016-06-01

Background: Depression is widely considered to be an independent and robust predictor of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD), however is ..

Depression is a risk factor for incident coronary heart disease in women: An 18-year longitudinal study

A O'Neil, AJ Fisher, KJ Kibbey, FN Jacka, MA Kotowicz, LJ Williams, AL Stuart, M Berk, PA Lewandowski, CB Taylor, JA Pasco

2016-05-15

Background: According to a recent position paper by the American Heart Association, it remains unclear whether depression is a ris..

Depression as a risk factor for fracture in women: A 10 year longitudinal study

LJ Williams, JA Pasco, H Jackson, L Kiropoulos, AL Stuart, FN Jacka, M Berk

2016-03-01

Background Previous research has demonstrated deficits in bone mineral density (BMD) among individuals with depression. While redu..

Effects of Depression and Serotonergic Antidepressants on Bone: Mechanisms and Implications for the Treatment of Depression

BS Fernandes, JM Hodge, JA Pasco, M Berk, LJ Williams

2016-01-01

Osteoporosis is a chronic skeletal disease marked by microarchitectural deterioration of the bone matrix and depletion of bone min..

Excessive daytime sleepiness and falls among older men and women: Cross-sectional examination of a population-based sample

AC Hayley, LJ Williams, GA Kennedy, KL Holloway, M Berk, SL Brennan-Olsen, JA Pasco

2015-07-05

© 2015 Hayley et al. Background: Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) has been associated with an increased risk for falls among cli..

Psychiatric disorders, psychotropic medication use and falls among women: An observational study

LJ Williams, JA Pasco, AL Stuart, FN Jacka, SL Brennan, AG Dobbins, R Honkanen, H Koivumaa-Honkanen, PH Rauma, M Berk

2015-04-08

Background: Psychotropic agents known to cause sedation are associated with an increased risk of falls, but the role of psychiatri..

Assessing oxidative pathway genes as risk factors for bipolar disorder

JM Fullerton, Y Tiwari, G Agahi, A Heath, M Berk, PB Mitchell, PR Schofield

2010-08-01

Objectives: There is a growing body of evidence implicating oxidative stress and the glutathione system in the pathogenesis of maj..