Title of the Study/Author/Publisher/Year of Publication Major Constructs/Concepts
investigation
1. Depression and anxiety among college students 1) Depression and anxiety are
prevalent problems in
colleges across the country.
“There is no question that all
of the national surveys we
have at our fingertips show a
distinct rise in the number of
mental health problems,”
said Jerald Kay, M.D.,
Professor and Chair of the
Department of Psychiatry at
the Wright State University
School of Medicine. Indeed,
in the past 15 years,
depression has doubled and
suicide tripled, he said.
According to a survey from
the Anxiety Disorders
Association of America
(ADAA), universities and
colleges also have seen an
increase in students seeking
services for anxiety disorders.
Salient Findings Recommendations for further
1) Treatment for depression,
like for most mental
disorders, usually relies on
psychotherapy and
medication for the quickest,
strongest effects. Treatment
usually begins immediately
after the initial clinical
interview with a mental
health professional.
Limitations of the Study
1) student’s and teacher
should be aware that
Depression remains a
complicated and complex
disorder. Any explanation or
approach which emphasizes
only one factor as the cause
of depression is misleading
and simplistic. Individuals
should avoid accepting a
simplistic answer to such a
devastating and complex
disorder.
1) Depression treatment
takes time, and patience is
needed. The effects of
medications will usually be
felt within 8 weeks of taking
an antidepressant, but not
everyone feels better after
taking the first prescribed
medication. Some
antidepressants don’t work
for everyone. You may have
to try 2 or 3 different
medications before finding
the one that works for you.
The same may also be true
for psychotherapy — the first
therapist may not be the one
you end up working with.
Most modern psychotherapy
treatment for depression
takes 6 to 12 months, going
once per week for 50
minutes at a time.
 Title of the Study/Author/Publisher/Year of Publication Major Constructs/Concepts
2. Indicators of patients with major depressive disorder in Early identification of
need of highly specialized care : a systematic review/ patients with major
Frederique C. W. van Krugten, Meriam Kaddouri, Maarte depressive disorder (MDD)
Goorden, Anton J.L.M van Balkom, Claudi L.H. Bokting, that cannot be managed by
Frenk P.M.L Peeters, & Leona Hakkaart- van Roijen secondary mental health
(2016)/PlOS ONE/2016 services and who require
highly specialized mental
healthcare could enhance
need-based patient
stratification. This, in turn,
may reduce the number of
treatment steps needed to
achieve and sustain an
adequate treatment
response. The development
of a valid tool to identify
patients with MDD in need of
highly specialized care is
hampered by the lack of a
comprehensive
understanding of indicators
that distinguish patients with
and without a need for highly
specialized MDD care. The
aim of this study, therefore,
was to systematically review
studies on indicators of
patients with MDD likely in
need of highly specialized
care.
Salient Findings
For the overall sample (n =
1122), including anxiety
patients. Overall, a more
pronounced depression
severity, a younger age of
onset, a history of prior poor
treatment response,
psychiatric comorbidity,
somatic comorbidity,
childhood trauma,
psychosocial impairment,
older age, and a
socioeconomically
disadvantaged status were
found to be associated with
proxies of need for highly
specialized MDD care.
Recommendations for
further investigation
The evaluation of the impact
of highly specialized care on
patient outcomes in this
population is of utmost
importance and should
therefore be addressed in
future studies.
Limitations of the Study
This study does not shed
light on the efficacy of
highly specialized care in
meeting patients’
treatment needs. Although
highly specialized care has
been demonstrated to
improve clinical outcomes
in patients with complex
and severe conditions in
other areas of medicine
[56], the net benefit of
highly specialized care in
patients with MDD has not
yet been studied.
The focus of this systematic
review was to identify
indicators that could be
easily assessed in routine
clinical practice, specifically
during the diagnostic phase
after referral