GA Lowe

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Patterns of Depressive Symptoms Among Patients with HIV-Infection

Issue:

Vol 59, issue 4 (2010)

Pages:

380–5

Synopsis:

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

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

Issue:

Vol 59, issue 4 (2010)

Pages:

374–9

Synopsis:

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

Issue:

Vol 58, Issue 1 (2009)

Pages:

21–7

Synopsis:

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.

ABSTRACT

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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Jamaica

the University of The West indies

Depression in University students

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GA Lowe

GE Lipps

R Young

e-Published: 17 Sep, 2013

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

Issue:

Vol 57, Issue 3 (2008) - Special Issue on Paediatric and Perinatal HIV/AIDS in Jamaica

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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

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

Issue:

Vol 56, Issue 5 (2007)

Pages:

404–8

Synopsis:

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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Jamaican

Depression

Beck Depression Inventory – II

assessing depression

Screening tools for depression

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GE Lipps

GA Lowe

R Young

e-Published: 03 Jul, 2013

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Screening for Postpartum Depression

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 6 (2006)

Pages:

451–4

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Letters to the Editor

Keywords:

Depression

Major Depressive Disorder

Postpartum Depression

Journal Authors:

WG De La Haye

GA Lowe

e-Published: 20 Jun, 2013

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Validation of the Brief Screen for Depression in a Jamaican Cohort

Issue:

Vol 55, Issue 6 (2006)

Pages:

425–9

Synopsis:

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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GE Lipps

GA Lowe

e-Published: 17 Jun, 2013

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Depression in Adolescence: New Developments

Issue:

Vol 54, Issues 6 (2005)

Pages:

387–91

Synopsis:

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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Viewpoint

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Depression

Depression in Adolescence

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GA Lowe

RC Gibson

e-Published: 06 Jun, 2013