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OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of seasonal-pattern depression in an Inuit community above 70 degrees N. METHOD: One-hundred and eleven people from randomly selected households were surveyed for depression and anxiety and the effect of the seasons on their mood. Eighty-eight people provided replies on the influence of the seasons. RESULTS: One in five (22.6%) of the community sample was found to be depressed. Of these, seven (6.3%) had seasonal affective disorder (SAD), with fall onset occurring in six of these (5.4%). Subsyndromal SAD (SSAD) occurred in 11.7%, while any effect of the seasons (seasonality) occurred in 39.6%. Persons with SSAD and seasonality were significantly older than those unaffected by the seasonal effect. No other significant correlation of SAD, SSAD, or seasonality occurred with gender, age, and language preference. CONCLUSION: Seasonal mood changes in this Inuit group living in the Canadian Arctic are elevated above the rates found in other studies using similar survey methods.
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Transtorno Afetivo Sazonal , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Regiões Árticas/epidemiologia , Canadá , Ritmo Circadiano , Feminino , Humanos , Inuíte , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inventário de Personalidade , Prevalência , Estudos de Amostragem , Transtorno Afetivo Sazonal/diagnóstico , Transtorno Afetivo Sazonal/epidemiologia , Transtorno Afetivo Sazonal/psicologia , Distribuição por Sexo , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosAssuntos
Sonhos/psicologia , Etnicidade/psicologia , Refugiados/psicologia , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Canadá/epidemiologia , Etnicidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Feminino , Humanos , Irã (Geográfico)/etnologia , Iraque/etnologia , Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida , Masculino , Prevalência , Refugiados/estatística & dados numéricos , Turquia/etnologia , Reino Unido/epidemiologia , Violência/psicologia , Violência/estatística & dados numéricosAssuntos
Anorexia Nervosa/etnologia , Etnicidade/psicologia , Religião e Psicologia , Adolescente , Anorexia Nervosa/diagnóstico , Anorexia Nervosa/psicologia , Peso Corporal , Feminino , Humanos , Ontário , Transtornos Psicóticos/diagnóstico , Transtornos Psicóticos/etnologia , Transtornos Psicóticos/psicologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To determine the rates of depression, anxiety, and alcohol abuse, using modern nosology, in a random sample of residents aged 14 to 85 years living in an Arctic community. METHOD: A cross-sectional 2-step survey of randomly selected households was undertaken, using a self-report questionnaire to screen for anxiety, depression, and alcohol abuse. The survey included the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Ewing and Roose's 4-question alcohol screening instrument (the CAGE questionnaire). Cut-off scores for the HADS and CAGE were found by comparing HADS and CAGE scores with scores on the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R (SCID) in a stratified subsample. RESULTS: Estimated rates of depression and anxiety were 26.5% and 19.0% respectively within the past week, and estimated rates of lifetime alcohol abuse were 30.5%. CONCLUSIONS: The estimated prevalence of psychiatric disorders in this Arctic community is higher than that indicated in previous findings on Native mental health.
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Transtornos Mentais/epidemiologia , Adulto , Regiões Árticas/epidemiologia , Área Programática de Saúde , Humanos , Inuíte/psicologia , Masculino , Transtornos Mentais/psicologia , Prevalência , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
A comparison of color preferences based on the Lüscher Color Test was made for 21 Inuit residing within the Arctic circle and those of 49 residents of Southern Canada. These two groups have been raised in radically different physical and cultural environments. We expected that such factors could influence color preferences; however, no statistically significant differences were found in relative preferences for blue, green, red, yellow, purple, brown, grey, and black for our data based on Lüscher's scoring and those on our own scoring system independent of Lüscher's theory and scoring.
