Overview
Depression is a common and serious mood disorder defined by persistent low mood and loss of interest or pleasure, accompanied by cognitive, motivational, and neurovegetative changes such as altered sleep and appetite, fatigue, impaired concentration, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and, in severe cases, suicidal ideation. Major depressive disorder and related conditions arise from interacting biological, psychological, and social factors, including monoaminergic and stress-hormone dysregulation, neuroplastic change, genetic vulnerability, and adverse life events, and they confer substantial disability and medical comorbidity. Depression frequently co-occurs with chronic disease, disability, dementia, and metabolic disturbance, and it varies across the lifespan and the perinatal period. Research relevant to this topic includes network analysis of depressive symptoms among teachers, depression and personality in nursing students, postpartum depression in relation to beliefs about motherhood and perfectionism, depression and social support in people with disability, the link between depression and dementia and the efficacy of behavioral management, differentiation of depression from apathy in chronic kidney disease, and socioenvironmental correlates such as noise and socioeconomic conditions. Methods span surveys, cohort and cross-sectional studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the determinants, course, measurement, and treatment of depression.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Influences of Australian nursing students’ anxiety, depression, personality and family interaction on their psychological well-being and suicidal ideation
Anti-Depression Medication Taking and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome among US Citizens Aged 60+ years: an Across-sectional Analysis of the NHANES 2007-2008
Early Stressful Life Events, which Caused Depression Probably are Associated with the Development of Dementia
Childhood Somatic Complaints: Relationships with Child Emotional Functioning and Parental Factors
“Make My Burden Lighter”: Depression and Social Support in Persons with Disability in Ghana
The Relationship Between Postpartum Depression and Beliefs About Motherhood and Perfectionism During Pregnancy
Depression and Dementia
The Efficacy of Behavior Management for Depression in Dementia Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Differentiating Depression from Apathy in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Study
Multivariate Analysis of Noise, Socioeconomic and Sociodemographic Factors and Their Association with Depression on Borough Level in the City State of Hamburg, Germany
Osteoarthritis Depression Impacts and Possible Solutions Among Older Adults: Year 2021-2022 in Review
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 54 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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2026 · Developmental Review
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2025 · International Journal of Women s Health
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2025 · International Journal of Women's Health
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Selver Bezgin · 2024 · Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi dergisi
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Nanhua Cheng et al. · 2024 · Children and youth services review
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2024 · Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi
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2024 · Children and Youth Services Review
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