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Our findings were supported by the theoretical framework that physical illness affects depressive symptoms via behavioural and social pathways.
An indirect effect (multi-morbidity affects the physical aspects of HRQOL, which in turn affects depressive symptoms) was considered significant if the CI did not contain zero.
An example of mediation of a moderated effect is when an effect of a CBT program depends on certain personality traits, and this interaction changes a mediating variable of negative cognitions, which then affects depressive symptoms.
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We critically and systematically reviewed the literature to determine whether selective COX-2 and non-selective COX inhibitor NSAIDs as adjuncts or monotherapy affect depressive symptoms.
Considering that rumination and negative affect creates a loop of negative and repetitive thoughts that exacerbates negative consequences (e.g., negative affect, depressive symptoms, stress (Lyubomirsky and Tkach 2004), happier people may have less reason and inclination to ruminate.
In the mid-20th century, researchers theorized that depression was caused by a chemical imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, a theory based on observations made in the 1950s of the effects of reserpine and isoniazid in altering monoamine neurotransmitter levels and affecting depressive symptoms.
Another possibility is that GCM care for asthma and diabetes affected depressive symptoms.
Because airborne particles, nitrogen oxides, and ozone are potent oxidants, air pollution may affect depressive moods by inducing oxidative stress.
Another cohort study also found that driving cessation and restriction of driving distance affected depressive symptoms [ 27].
As patients' expectations only predicted post-treatment depressive symptoms, it seems plausible that mediating processes are at play that takes a longer time to affect depressive symptoms.
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