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Living With A Depressed Partner, Bridget Logan
Living With A Depressed Partner, Bridget Logan
Open Access Dissertations
Individuals who live with depressed partners have increased rates of anxiety, depression, and difficult coping. They experience greater burdens of parenting and financial responsibilities, and often feel isolated and restricted. Much of this is similar to what has been termed caregiver burden in the context of other illnesses. This study used qualitative interviews to explore the day-to-day experience of what it is like to live with a depressed partner, as well as to test the fit of the term `caregiver burden' in the context of depression. Participants were seven individuals who were in long-term relationships with depressed partners. Analysis of …
The Association Between Vitamin D And Depression Among College-Aged Women, Constance M. Barysauskas
The Association Between Vitamin D And Depression Among College-Aged Women, Constance M. Barysauskas
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Approximately 15 million Americans are diagnosed with a major depressive disorder each year, with higher rates among women and college-aged adults. Recent research suggests a vitamin D insufficiency may be associated with an increased risk of depression among the elderly. However, studies have not been conducted among young women. A recent study of young adults in Massachusetts suggests that two-thirds of this population is vitamin D deficient. We evaluated the association between dietary vitamin D intake and serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D3) and history of depression using data from the UMass Vitamin D Status Study, a cross-sectional …