A Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Depression for Individuals and Families

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Anxiety

1) National Comorbidity Survey Lifetime Prevalence Estimates, http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/ncs/
2) B.J. Sadock, V.A. Sadock, Kaplan& Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry 9th ed. (Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2003), p. 552.

Depression

1) RC Kessler, KA McGonagle, S Zhao, CB Nelson, M Hughes, S Eshleman, HU Wittchen, KS Kendler, "Lifetime and 12-month prevalence of DSM-III-R psychiatric disorders in the United States. Results from the National Comorbidity Survey" Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1994 Jan;51(1):8-19.
2) RC Kessler, P Berglund, O Demler, R Jin, D Koretz, KR Merikangas, AJ Rush, EE Walters, PS Wang, "The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R)," JAMA. 2003 Jun 18;289(23):3095-105.
3) C.D. Mathers and D. Loncar. "Projections of global mortality and burden of disease from 2002 to 2030," PLoS Med 2006 November; 3 (11): e442.
4) B.J. Sadock, V.A. Sadock, Kaplan& Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry 9th ed. (Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2003), p. 552.
5) J Angst. The course of affective disorders. Psychopathology. 1986;19:47-52.
6) Eaton WW, Shao H, Nestadt G, Lee HB, Bienvenu OJ, Zandi P. Population-based study of first onset and chronicity in major depressive disorder. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2008 May;65(5):513-20

The Causes of Depression

1) K.S. Kendler, M. Gatz, C.O. Gardner, N.L. Pedersen. "A Swedish national twin study of lifetime major depression," Am J Psychiatry 2006 Jan;163(1):109-14.
2) K.S. Kendler, S.H. Aggen. "Time, memory and the heritability of major depression," Psychological medicine 2001, vol. 31, no5, pp. 923-928.
4) Schuckit MA, Tipp JE, Bergman M, Reich W, Hesselbrock VM, Smith TL. Comparison of induced and independent major depressive disorders in 2,945 alcoholics. American Journal Psychiatry. 1997 Jul;154(7):948-57.
5) Bovasso GB. Cannabis abuse as a risk factor for depressive symptoms. American Journal Psychiatry. 2001 Dec;158(12):2033-7
6) Patton GC, Coffey C, Carlin JB, Degenhardt L, Lynskey M, Hall W. Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study. British Medical Journal. 2002 Nov 23;325(7374):1195-8.
7) Schuckit MA, Tipp JE, Bergman M, Reich W, Hesselbrock VM, Smith TL. Comparison of induced and independent major depressive disorders in 2,945 alcoholics. American Journal Psychiatry. 1997 Jul;154(7):948-57.
8) RC Kessler, WT Chiu, O Demler, EE Walters. Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of twelve-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun;62(6):617-27.

Bipolar Disorder

1) J. Edvardsen, S. Torgersen, E. Røysamb, S. Lygren, I. Skre, S. Onstad, P.A. Oien. "Heritability of bipolar spectrum disorders. Unity or heterogeneity?" J Affect Disorders 2008 Mar;106(3):229-40. Epub 2007 Aug 9.
2) N. Craddock; I. Jones, "Genetics of bipolar disorder." J Med Genetics 1999; 36(8):585-94.
3) J van Os, M Bak, M Hanssen, RV Bijl, R de Graaf, H Verdoux, "Cannabis use and psychosis: a longitudinal population-based study," American Journal Epidemiology. 2002 Aug 15;156(4):319-27.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

1) N. Breslau, R.C. Kessler, H.D. Chilcoat, L.R. Schultz, G.C. Davis, P. Andreski, "Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in the community: The 1996 Detroit Area Survey of Trauma," Archives of General Psychiatry 55 (1998): 626–632.
2) BP Dohrenwend, JB Turner, NA Turse, BG Adams, KC Koen, R Marshall. The psychological risk of Vietnam for U.S. veterans: A revisit with new data and methods. Science. 2006; 313(5789):979-982.
3) J Sareen, SL Belik, TO Afifi, GJ Asmundson, BJ Cox, MB Stein. "Canadian military personnel's population attributable fractions of mental disorders and mental health service use associated with combat and peacekeeping operations." Am J Public Health. 2008 Dec;98(12):2191-8. Epub 2008 Oct 15.
4) B. Manville. Cool, Hip & Sober: 88 Ways to Beat Booze and Drugs (A Forge Book, 2003), p. 228.

Addiction and Recovery

1) Schuckit MA, Tipp JE, Bergman M, Reich W, Hesselbrock VM, Smith TL. Comparison of induced and independent major depressive disorders in 2,945 alcoholics. American Journal Psychiatry. 1997 Jul;154(7):948-57.
2) RC Kessler, WT Chiu, O Demler, EE Walters. Prevalence, severity, and comorbidity of twelve-month DSM-IV disorders in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R). Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 Jun;62(6):617-27.

Anti-Anxiety Medication

1) D Poyares, C Guilleminault, MM Ohayon, S Tufik, "Chronic benzodiazepine usage and withdrawal in insomnia patients," Journal Psychiatric Research (2004) May-Jun;38(3):327-34.

Antidepressants

1) BA Arnow, MJ Constantino, "Effectiveness of psychotherapy and combination treatment for chronic depression," J Clin Psychol. 2003 Aug;59(8):893-905.
2) S Hetrick, S Merry, J McKenzie, P Sindahl, M Proctor, "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for depressive disorders in children and adolescents," Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD004851.
3) C Barbui, E Esposito, A Cipriani. "Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and risk of suicide: a systematic review of observational studies," CMAJ. 2009 Feb 3;180(3):291-7.
4) Depression Guideline Panel. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 5. "Depression in Primary Care, Vol 2. Treatment of Major Depression," U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. 93-0551, 1993. AHCPR Publication No. 93-0551.
5) DJ Kupfer, E Frank, JM Perel, "The advantage of early treatment intervention in recurrent depression," Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1989;46:771-775.
6) CF Reynolds, JM Perel, E Frank, et al. "Three-year outcomes of maintenance nortriptyline treatment in late-life depression: a study of two fixed plasma levels," Am J Psychiatry. 1999;156:1177-1181.
7) P Onghena, B Van Houdenhove, "Antidepressant-induced analgesia in chronic non-malignant pain: a meta-analysis of 39 placebo-controlled studies," Pain 1992;49:205-19.
8) M Maizels, B Mccarberg, "Antidepressants and Antiepileptic Drugs for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain," American Family Physician, Feb.1 2005: 483-490.
9)SM Marcus, HA Flynn, FC Blow, KL Barry, "Depressive symptoms among pregnant women screened in obstetrics settings," J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2003 May;12(4):373-80.
10)J Evans, J Heron, H Francomb, S Oke, J Golding, "Cohort study of depressed mood during pregnancy and after childbirth," British Medical Journal 2001;323:257-60.

St John's Wort

1) K Linde, CD Mulrow, M Berner, M Egger, "St John's wort for depression," Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005 Apr 18;(2):CD000448.
2) S Lawvere, MC Mahoney, "St. John's Wort," American Family Physician, Dec. 1, 2005:2249-2254.

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