The Lived Experiences of Depression in Huntington's Disease

This study provides an enriched understanding of the unique characteristics of depression in HD, and the attributions that CAG expansion carriers make for ...

The aim of this study was to investigate the lived experiences of depression in people with the CAG expansion for HD using qualitative methods.

The Lived Experiences of Depression in Huntington's Disease

Depression is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome in Huntington's disease (HD) and has debilitating consequences, including poorer sleep, exacerbation of ...

The Lived Experiences of Depression in Huntington's Disease

Abstract. BACKGROUND: Depression is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome in Huntington's disease (HD) and has debilitating consequences, including poorer sleep, ...

Depression in the early stages of Huntington disease - PMC

Box 1. Symptoms and diagnosis of mood disorders†. · Elevated or irritable mood · Racing thoughts · Grandiose thoughts/plans · Hypertalkative · Decreased sleep owing ...

The Lived Experiences of Depression in Huntington's Disease

Background: Depression is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome in Huntington's disease (HD) and has debilitating consequences, including poorer sleep, ...

depression in Huntington's disease as an exemplar of precision ...

In addition to cognitive deficits (culminating in dementia) and motor dysfunction (e.g. chorea), psychiatric symptoms are prominent, the most ...

The Lived Experiences of Depression in Huntington's Disease - OUCI

Background: Depression is a common neuropsychiatric syndrome in Huntington's disease (HD) and has debilitating consequences, including poorer sleep, ...

Depression and Stages of Huntington's Disease - Psychiatry Online

Estimates of the prevalence of depression in Huntington's disease (HD) vary widely, ranging from 9% to 63% 20 with several studies suggesting rates between 40 ...

The relationship between disease-specific psychosocial stressors ...

Stressful experiences associated with HD constitute an important risk factor for depression in HD. Our findings support the use of more psychologically ...

The lived experience of Huntington's disease: A phenomenological ...

Abstract. The purpose of this article is to explore the intersections between genes, the body and the lived experience of a genetic disease.

Young People Living at Risk of Huntington's Disease - ResearchGate

Conclusions: Young people in families with HD endure considerable emotional, social and practical burden secondary to having an AFM and being at risk themselves ...

Treatment of Depression in Huntington's Disease: A Systematic ...

One of the most common psychiatric disorders in HD is depression, which can affect up to three-quarters of individuals with HD (4, 5). As a ...

Journal of Huntington's Disease - Volume 11, issue 3 - IOS Press

Cite Email Print Share. The Lived Experiences of Depression in Huntington's Disease: A Qualitative Study ... Authors: Bilal, Hiba | Warren, Narelle | Dahanayake, ...

Huntington's disease - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

It also causes mental health conditions and trouble with thinking and planning. These conditions can cause a wide spectrum of symptoms. The ...

Experiences of young people growing up in a family with ...

Huntington's disease is a genetic neurodegenerative condition with wide physical and psychological impacts. Children of a parent with the ...

The meaning of apathy in Huntington's disease: A qualitative study ...

The experience of apathy expressed in this study appeared to mirror caregivers' experience of HD in general – never discussed, hidden from view ...

Huntington's Disease: What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment

What are the symptoms of Huntington's disease? · Emotional changes like mood swings, depression and irritability. · Problems with memory, focus and multitasking.

Huntington Disease Health Related Quality of Life, Function and ...

Depression, apathy and irritability, as neuropsychiatric symptoms, may already be present many years before motor symptoms appear and begin ...

The temporal dynamics of mood and their association with ...

These findings suggest that people with depression tend to experience large but slow shifts in mood across shorter timescales (i.e., seconds to ...