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Depressed mood as a transdiagnostic target relevant to anxiety and/or psychosis: a scoping review protocol
BMJ open, Vol.14(5), pp.1-5
30/05/2024
PMID: 38816047
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Abstract
Introduction: Depressed mood is a psychological state characterised by sadness or loss of interest in activities. Depressed mood is a highly prevalent symptom across major mental disorders. However, there is limited understanding of the burden and management of comorbid depressed mood across major mental disorders. Therefore, this scoping review aims to summarise knowledge on depressed mood among persons with anxiety and/or psychosis. The specific aims are to describe the epidemiology and risk factors of depressed mood as a transdiagnostic target among persons with anxiety and/or psychosis, to identify commonly used outcome measures for depressed mood and to outline initial evidence of psychometric robustness and to identify and summarise the effectiveness of commonly applied depressed mood modification interventions. Our hope is that the proposed review will provide insights into the burden of depressed mood in persons with anxiety and psychosis and help to identify evidence gaps and recommendations for future research.
Methods and analysis: This scoping review will be conducted per Arksey and O’Malley’s framework. We will first search for peer-reviewed articles and grey literature published from 2004 to 2023 in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Africa-Wide Information, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Academic Search Premier, Humanities International Complete, Sabinet, SocINDEX, Open Grey and Google Scholar. We will include articles reporting depressed mood (subthreshold depression) among persons with anxiety and/or psychosis. Studies recruiting participants meeting depression diagnostic criteria and those published in non-English languages will be excluded. Two independent researchers will extract the data. We will analyse and chart data collaboratively with researchers with lived experiences of depressed mood.
Ethics and dissemination: This study does not require ethical approval as it is a literature review. The results will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
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- Title
- Depressed mood as a transdiagnostic target relevant to anxiety and/or psychosis: a scoping review protocol
- Creators
- Jermaine Dambi - University of ZimbabweEdwin Mavindidze - University of ZimbabwePrimrose Nyamayaro - University of ZimbabweRhulani Beji-Chauke - Friendship Bench (Zimbabwe)Tariro Dee Tunduwani - University of ZimbabweBeatrice K Shava - University of ZimbabweWebster Mavhu - Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS ResearchMelanie Abas - King's College LondonDixon Chibanda - Friendship Bench (Zimbabwe)Clement Nhunzvi - University of Zimbabwe
- Publication Details
- BMJ open, Vol.14(5), pp.1-5
- Publisher
- British Medical Journal Publishing Group
- Grant note
- Wellcome Trust (grant number NA).
- Identifiers
- 991013372600802368
- Copyright
- © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article