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Psychopharmacological Options in the Management of Lupus Cerebritis: A Case Report

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10.7727/wimj.2016.345

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13 Sep, 2016
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e-Published: 15 Sep, 2016

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Patterns of Depressive Symptoms Among Patients with HIV-Infection

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380–5
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Identifying depression among HIV-infected patients is challenging, due to the overlapping symptoms of both illnesses. This study identified the clusters of depressive symptoms associated with HIV infection in a sample of patients.

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Objective: To identify the level of depressive symptoms among patients with HIV infection and to examine the reported patterns of depressive symptoms not confounded by the physical manifestations of HIV-infection.

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e-Published: 07 Oct, 2013

Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory II in HIV-positive Patients

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374–9
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The Beck Depression Inventory–ΙΙ is one of the gold standard screening tools for depression. It was validated in a sample of HIV-positive patients in Jamaica. The scale has reasonably good concurrent validity and acceptable discriminant validity.

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Objective: Research on depression among HIV-positive patients has been limited by the lack of a valid and reliable measure of depression. This project addresses this problem by exploring the internal consistency reliability and the concurrent and discriminant validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) using HIV-positive patients in Jamaica.

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e-Published: 07 Oct, 2013

Factors Associated with Depression in Students at The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

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21–7
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This paper examines factors associated with depression in students attending the University of the West Indies Mona campus, Jamaica. Students with a chronic condition or a disability manifested higher depression scores than those without.

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Objective: This project examines the factors associated with depression in students attending the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus.

Method: Students enrolled in the Foundation courses during the first and second semesters of the 2005/2006 academic year were administered the Brief Screen for Depression as well as a demographic questionnaire as part of a larger study.

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e-Published: 17 Sep, 2013

HIV Infection, Sexual Abuse and Social Support in Jamaican Adolescents Referred to a Psychiatric Service

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307–11

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Background: Children and adolescents with HIV/AIDS often have psychological/psychiatric issues that require specialist intervention. We explored whether HIV infection acquired through sexual abuse led to particularly negative psychiatric outcomes and whether good social support is a protective factor in the development of undesirable psychiatric sequelae.

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e-Published: 19 Jul, 2013

Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory – II in a Jamaican University Student Cohort

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404–8
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The Beck Depression Inventory – II is one of the gold standard screening tools for depression. It was validated in a university student population in Jamaica. The scale has reasonably good concurrent validity and acceptable discriminant validity.
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e-Published: 03 Jul, 2013

Screening for Postpartum Depression

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451–4
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e-Published: 20 Jun, 2013

Validation of the Brief Screen for Depression in a Jamaican Cohort

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425–9
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Depression is a significant medical disorder which may be comorbid with other medical illnesses. This paper serves to establish the validity of a brief measure of depression suitable for screening clinic patients.

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e-Published: 17 Jun, 2013

Depression in Adolescence: New Developments

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387–91
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The features and overall impact of the under-recognized phenomenon of depression in adolescence are explored. Prevention and treatment strategies are discussed within the context of the Caribbean.

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e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013

Capgras Syndrome Presenting in an Adolescent Girl in the Caribbean

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10.7727/wimj.2012.175
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95–8

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e-Published: 13 Mar, 2013
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