Depressive symptoms are the cognitive, affective, somatic and behavioural manifestations of depressed mood, encompassing persistent sadness, anhedonia, disturbed sleep and appetite, fatigue, impaired concentration, feelings of worthlessness and, in severe cases, suicidal ideation. They span a continuum from subthres…
Depressive symptoms are the cognitive, affective, somatic and behavioural manifestations of depressed mood, encompassing persistent sadness, anhedonia, disturbed sleep and appetite, fatigue, impaired concentration, feelings of worthlessness and, in severe cases, suicidal ideation. They span a continuum from subthreshold distress to major depressive disorder, are measured with validated instruments such as the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression scale, and frequently co-occur with anxiety, chronic medical illness and other psychiatric conditions. Their burden extends to quality of life, functioning and physical-health outcomes, and they can mediate relationships between somatic risk factors and broader health states. Work in this area covers path analysis of physical symptoms, emotional support, self-esteem and depressive symptoms in HIV-positive perinatal women, the mediating effect of depressive symptoms between cardiovascular risk factors and health conservation in diabetic elderly people, longitudinal effects of dysfunctional attitudes on depressive and related symptoms in young people, network analysis of depression in teachers, the construct validity of the CES-D in perinatal women, depression with executive dysfunction, depression in osteoarthritis and dementia, and combined therapy for depressed cancer patients with pain. The journal publishes peer-reviewed clinical and psychometric research on depressive symptomatology, its measurement, correlates and treatment.
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The 12 articles above have been cited 26 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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