Leukocyte telomere length and depression, anxiety and stress and adjustment disorders in primary health care patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary aim was to examine possible differences in telomere length between primary health care patients, with depression, anxiety or stress and adjustment disorders, and healthy controls. The second aim was to examine the association between telomere length and baseline characteristics in the patients. The third aim was to examine the potential effects of the 8-week treatments (mindfulness-based group therapy or treatment as usual, i.e. mostly cognitive-based therapy) on telomere length, and to examine whether there was a difference in the potential effect on telomere length between the two groups.

Methods

A total of 501 individuals including 181 patients (aged 20-64 years), with depression, anxiety and stress and adjustment disorders, and 320 healthy controls

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5404668 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature