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Nosography of mood and affective disorders is directly related to how clinical pictures are understood in each historical context. Inquiring on whether a historical recollection would contribute to a better understanding and use of the current nosology of mood disorders, the study carries out a historical and critical review of its conceptual and nosological transformations on the medical-psychiatric field. Starting from Emil Kraepelin’s “Manic-Depressive Insanity,” proposed in 1899, the text confronts this concept with post-Kraepelian proposals, especially those of Karl Leonhard. It then analyzes their influence in the creation of two operationalized diagnostic systems — DSM and ICD. “Bipolar Disorder,” a construct introduced by the DSM-III, remains in use today. Later proposals are also addressed, such as the “Bipolar Spectrum”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to verify the psychometric properties of the BRUMS mood scale for basketball referees, with performance inside court or as table officials, through Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Participated 308 referees and 83 table officials registered in the Brazilian Basketball Confederation (CBB), n=391, 67. 3% males, ranging from 18 to 65 years old, M=33. 12 and SD=9. 79, who answered to the BRUMS scale validated for Brazilian athletes by Rohlfs (2008). The AFE indicated the presence of four emotional states, two equals the original version (fatigue and vigor), and two new factors, instability emotional (depression-anger) and preoccupation (tension-confusion). The alpha index indicated satisfactory internal consistency of the four factors. The results indicated that the BRUMS-AB scale has good psychometric properties that give it evidence of validity and reliability for its use in the context of basketball refereeing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The goal of the present study was to analyze the effects of mood state on inappropriate eating behavior (IEB) of athletes. The participants were 68 female track and field athletes, with ages between 12 and 17 years. The Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) and the Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS) were used to evaluate the IEB and total mood disturbance (TMD), respectively. Two linear regression models indicated no statistically significant influence of BRUMS on Diet (p = 0,42) and on the Bulimia and Food Preoccupation (p = 0,81) subscales of the EAT-26. Rather, BRUMS (p = 0,04) showed a significant impact (7%) on Oral Selfconttrol subscale scores. It was concluded that athletes with high TMD might be more susceptible to environmental influence upon food intake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mood Disorder (MD) is a chronic disease, which is recurrent, hard to diagnose and hard to treat. The low compliance to therapy has been related to the patient, to the medicine, to the health professional or to the illness. The aim of this study was to determine the percent compliance with the drug treatments, and specifically with the lithium treatment, of patients affected by MD, outlining their pharmacoepidemiological profile. Thus, interviews and validated questionnaires were applied to 56 people with MD attended at two Psychosocial Care Centers (CAPS), between January and October 2011. Most of the respondents were between 30-50 years of age, female and single. With regard to their family history, 55.4% had other family members with TH, 60.7% participated in CAPS groups and 62.5% had never been hospitalized. Replies to the "Medication Adherence Scale" questionnaire showed that 60.7% had at some time forgotten to take the medicine and the time to take it. Most of them take the medicine even when they are not feeling sick and their thoughts become more coherent when they are making use of the medication. In addition, 35 patients were bipolar and 23 took lithium; these were interviewed with the questionnaire "Attitudes in Relation to Lithium". Approximately 78% of these (n = 18) thought it was easy to follow the prescription and that it was acceptable and important to take lithium for several years, despite the side effects reported, and they denied taking lithium only when they felt the need. In general, the respondents showed good adherence to drug therapy, understanding that only through a well-established treatment could they keep the disease stabilized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The purpose of this study was to review the literature on the influence that exercise has on addicts who are in treatment. In view of what was found in the literature, we observed that the abuse of psychotropic substances can cause serious harm to the health of the individual and that drug treatment should cover many factors of life of the addict. There were also several pieces of evidence in the literature that regular physical activity, mainly in the form of physical exercise has positive associations in different variables of physical and mental health, such as mood, anxiety, depression and general welfare. Therefore, it is assumed that drug treatment may benefit from these effects of regular physical exercise. It also highlights the efforts that the ministry of health is doing to double visits, provide skilled and efficient structures, so that the results of treatment to achieve satisfactory numbers and falls that occur in relapses and new admissions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to review studies focusing on the relationship between overgeneral autobiographical memory and depressive disorders. Such characteristic has attracted attention because of its relationship with a poor ability to solve problems and to imagine the future, as well as with the maintenance and a poor prognosis of depression. Data were collected through a systematic search on LILACS, SciELO, MEDLINE, and IBECS databases, and also on the health sciences records of Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), a Brazilian journal database, focusing on articles published between 2000 and 2010. The following keywords were used: memória autobiográfica, supergeneralização da memória autobiográfica, and memória autobiográfica e depressão in Portuguese; and autobiographical memory, overgeneral autobiographical memory, and autobiographical memory and depression in English. Following application of exclusion criteria, a total of 27 studies were reviewed. Overgeneral autobiographical memory has been investigated in several depressive disorders. However, further longitudinal studies are required to confirm the relevant role of this cognitive characteristic in anamnesis and in the treatment of mood disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A relative small number of studies about the relationship between state of mood and exercise in adolescents have been published. The aim of the present study was to verify the relationship between informed physical activity by adolescents and the state of mood. Seventeen boys (M=17,5; DP=1,4 years) and 24 girls (M=16,0; DP=2,0 years) were evaluated at school. The habitual physical activity level (HFAL) and mood states were measured. The analyses showed a negative correlation between HFAL and total mood disturbance (r = - 0,30, p<0,05) as well as a positive correlation between HFAL and vigour (r = 0,48, p<0,01) in boys and girls. In conclusion, adolescents with related high level of physical activity showed better mood state, independent of gender. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sail is a sport that requires different demands of the athlete as: interpretation of wind and sea actions, to take quick decisions, concentration and emotional balance. The mood is an emotional or affective state with a variable and not permanent duration of time, being a reaction of the happenings and feelings lived by the people. Composed by the factors tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue and confusion, the mood is an important variable for sailors' efficiency, cause the characteristics of the modality are related to each one of your factors. It's discussed the relevance of the mood factors of sail's practice, as well the possibilities of an intervention of coach and specialists in Sport Psychology that look for the best efficiency of the sailors, be it during training or competition. Is important to emphasize that training and competition situation can require of the sailors that look for a high efficiency different profiles of mood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a confirmatory experimental study performed with the objective of evaluating whether there are mood congruency effects in depressed subject's recall of childhood autobiographical memories. In this study we also sought to compare depressed subjects and subjects without a recent or past history of psychological disturbances, concerning the latency times exhibited when recalling these memories and the type of memories recalled. To achieve these objectives, we used a sample of 30 individuals (15 with a diagnostic of depression and 15 without recent or past history of psychological disturbances), to whom we applied a set of clinical scales and an Autobiographical Memory Task. The results suggest the nonexistence of a mood congruency effect in depressed subjects childhood autobiographical memories, that can be due to the fact that these memories have been more frequently remembered throughout the life span, when compared to their recent memories. However, several questions remain regarding this issue. We also realized that the depressed subjects showed more difficulties remembering specific memories, without there being significant differences between both groups of subjects, in what concerns the type of memory preferentially recalled. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Compulsive buying disorder was first described as a psychiatric syndrome in the early twentieth century. Its classification remains elusive, and investigators have debated its potential relationship to mood, substance use, obsessive compulsive, and impulse control disorders. The objective of this study is to present a review of compulsive buying disorder and present a case vignette, Method: Two databases were reviewed (Medline and PsyclNFO) in search for articles published in the last 40 years. Selected terms included oniomania, compulsive buying, and compulsive shopping. Other relevant articles were also identified through reference lists. Results: Compulsive buying disorder is a prevalent and chronic condition that is found worldwide, sharing commonalities with impulse control disorders. In clinical samples, women make up more than 80% of subjects. Its etiology is unknown, but neurobiologic and genetic mechanisms have been proposed. The disorder is highly comorbid with mood, substance use, eating and impulse control disorders. Conclusions: Treatment recommendations derived from the literature and clinical experience suggest that problem shoppers can benefit from psychosocial interventions. Cognitive-behavioral group models appear promising. Medication trials have reported mixed results. The identification and treatment of psychiatric comorbidity is also a key aspect of treatment. In order to determine the validity of compulsive buying disorder, future work should focus on psychopathology and neurobiological findings unique to the syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is generally accepted that the aging process is associated with immunosenescence. On the other hand, physical activity has been consistently associated with positive states of affection and mood which also implies gains on psychological well-being. However, more studies are needed to support the benefit effect of exercise on specific population groups like the elderly. The purpose of the present work is to study the functional fitness, mood states and salivary IgA chronic adaptations after a physical exercise program. 28 subjects aged between 65 and 95 years old participated in this study. The experimental group exercised during 16 weeks, 3 times per week. The Wilcoxon test was used to compare the data. The results showed positive changes on the functional fitness that reinforce the trainability principle of the older person. The data shows also an improvement in mood states and chronic positive effects on salivary IgA after the exercise program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article cites a study that investigates on the relationship between the sporting performance and mood states of high performance volleyball athletes. The study used the profile of mood states (POMS) questionnaire. It showed that female team demonstrated statistically significant differences between the mean energy and fatigue factors of high and low performance athletes. It also revealed that the mood state profile is a factor that affects on the motor performance of high performance teams.

Objective: to assess changes in the subjective State of mood of mothers of pre-term babies, comparing different kinds of mother-infant interaction: the Kangaroo Mother Method (KMM) and those observed on a visit to a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Methods: the Visual Analogue Mood Scale was used with 60 mothers divided into two groups: mothers included in the Kangaroo Program (KG) and mothers with a baby on an incubator (IG). The groups were matched for the mothers' age, number of pregnancies and kind of delivery. The mothers were evaluated before and after a visit to the baby on an incubator or a KMM session. Results: it was found that KG mothers were in a better mood, reporting that they felt calmer, stronger, more clear-headed, more agile, dynamic, satisfied, at ease, perceptive, relaxed, considerate, competent, happy and friendly. The IG mothers showed no positive variation in mood state but a negative variation for feeling clumsy. Conclusions: the Kangaroo Mother Method was shown to be efficient in improving the mood state of mothers of pre-term babies, thereby helping to minimize the negative effects of neonatal hospitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]