Rosemarie Kobau

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  AP and HealthDay interviewed CDC's Dr. Rosemarie Kobau about the article in the July 29 issue of Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, "Sad, Blue or Depressed Days, Health Behaviors and Health-Related Quality of Life, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1995-2000."

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  Presenters: Jason Lang, MPH, MS, Public Health Advisor, Health Care and Aging Studies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA ; Lynda A. Anderson, PhD, Chief, Health Care and Aging Studies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA ; Rosemarie Kobau, MPH, Public Health Advisor, Health Care and Aging Studies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA ; Patricia H. Price, MS, DO, Epilepsy Program Coordinator, Health Care and Aging Studies Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA .

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  "This is the first study that looked at this measure of depression," said lead researcher Rosemarie Kobau, a public health analyst at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
  
  "Mood disorders are a major public health problem in the U.S.," she said."They impose a substantial burden of disability and impaired quality of life."
  
  But, she added, "feeling sad, blue or depressed three days a month as a result of a stressful life situation is perfectly normal."
  
  However, when people are depressed or lose interest in things that they previously enjoyed for more than about two weeks a month, that's the sign of a problem, she said.
  
  Kobau said the number of people with depressive disorders in the United States remains around 11 percent, depending on how depression is measured.
  
  She and her colleagues studied 166,000 responses to the question: "During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt sad, blue, or depressed?"
  
  Young Adults Most Affected
  
  Among their other findings, Kobau's team found young adults (those between the ages of 18 and 24) reported the highest number of days with depressive symptoms.On the other hand, staying active warded off the blues: People who exercised had 1.3 fewer days with depressive symptoms than did those who did not exercise, the study found.
  
  The study also found that if money doesn't necessarily buy happiness, it was associated with a less likelihood of being down.The same was true of education."Depressive symptoms were associated with lower levels of education and income, as well as unemployment or the inability to work," Kobau said.
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  In addition, people who reported more days with depressive symptoms reported engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as cigarette smoking, binge drinking and not using seat belts, Kobau said."Most of those unhealthful behaviors are among the leading risk factors for disease and death in the U.S," she added.
  
  "The findings from the study highlight the relationship between depressive symptoms and behaviors that are risky to health.Taking mental health into account when designing public health interventions can help improve people's coping skills and result in better health outcomes," Kobau said.
  
  "Individuals who are troubled by unexplained sadness, lack of interest in life, if they find themselves in a constant blue mood, have low energy, or a recognized substance abuse, they should talk to their health-care provider to get treatment," she advised.

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  Rosemarie Kobau, M.P.H., a behavioral scientist and public health advisor with CDC's Epilepsy Program, defined self-management as "anything a person does to control the disorder and the effects of epilepsy on his or her life."The most important component is medication management and adherence to the prescribed regimen, "which is critical for seizure control," Kobau noted.General lifestyle management includes getting enough sleep, eating a healthy diet, seeing the doctor regularly, and avoiding alcohol and drugs.
  
  CDC funded a program at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health to develop a computer-based self- management intervention that can be used at home by adults with epilepsy."Use of computers and the Internet will help us reach many people with epilepsy who cannot drive because of uncontrolled seizures, or who have limited access to public transportation," Kobau added.
  
  Some people who have epilepsy learn to recognize certain things that affect their seizures.Recognizing and avoiding "seizure triggers," such as flashing lights or missing sleep, is a key aspect of self-management."People learn to recognize their triggers and avoid them," Kobau said, adding that not all patients have triggers they can watch for.

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  The overall increase was "significant," said Rosemarie Kobau, co-author of the report and a public health advisor in the CDC's division of adult and community health.

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  "As with other chronic diseases, epilepsy takes a toll on physical and mental health, including interfering with daily activities," note Rosemarie Kobau and David J. Thurman, authors of the study, which finds that 36 percent of adults living with active epilepsy reported being physically disabled or unable to work, compared to just 5 percent of adults without the disorder.
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  Rosemarie Kobau, MPH is a behavioral scientist and public health advisor with the Epilepsy Program in the Division of Adult and Community Health at the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.She can be reached for questions at RKobau@cdc.gov.

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  CBS 4 Denver: Feeling Sad Three Days A Month - [Cached Version]
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  But saying one feels depressed or sad is one symptom of depression, said Rosemarie Kobau, a CDC public health advisor.
  
  Those who are troubled by other depression symptoms - including unexplained sadness, low energy, a lack of interest in life and other things once previously enjoyed - should seek a doctor for help, Kobau said.

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  The overall increase was "significant," said Rosemarie Kobau, co-author of the report and a public health advisor in the CDC's division of adult and community health.
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  "The findings are important from a public-health perspective because they identify disparities across population groups," Kobau said."We've identified some vulnerable populations, young people, women, those with low socioeconomic status, so we can intervene in those groups and help reduce the level of frequent mental distress."
  
  The disparities are also important because they may indicate other, unhealthy behaviors."Mood can influence beliefs and attitudes towards health [and] coping styles and can impair self-management or adherence to treatment regimens," Kobau said.
  
  It's not clear why the overall figures increased, although the study did include the period immediately following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001."I would think that it might have an effect, but we did not look at that specifically," Kobau said.
  
  "It's hard to attribute any one factor to the increase," she added.
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  SOURCES: Bob Carolla, spokesman, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Arlington, Va.; Rosemarie Kobau, M.P.H., public health advisor, division of adult and community health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Oct. 22, 2004, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report~STRS~~DEPR~~PSYC~~MENT~

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  But saying one feels depressed or sad is one symptom of depression, said Rosemarie Kobau, a CDC public health adviser.
  
  Those who are troubled by other depression symptoms - including unexplained sadness, low energy, a lack of interest in life and other things once previously enjoyed - should seek a doctor for help, Kobau said.

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  Depression Issues - Do You Live in a Blue State? - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2004    Last Visited: 7/16/2005  

  "This is the first study that looked at this measure of depression," said lead researcher Rosemarie Kobau, a public health analyst at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
  
  "Mood disorders are a major public health problem in the U.S.," she said."They impose a substantial burden of disability and impaired quality of life."
  
  But, she added, "feeling sad, blue or depressed three days a month as a result of a stressful life situation is perfectly normal."
  
  However, when people are depressed or lose interest in things that they previously enjoyed for more than about two weeks a month, that's the sign of a problem, she said.
  
  Kobau said the number of people with depressive disorders in the United States remains around 11 percent, depending on how depression is measured.
  
  She and her colleagues studied 166,000 responses to the question: "During the past 30 days, for about how many days have you felt sad, blue, or depressed?"
  
  Among their other findings, Kobau's team found young adults (those between the ages of 18 and 24) reported the highest number of days with depressive symptoms.On the other hand, staying active warded off the blues: People who exercised had 1.3 fewer days with depressive symptoms than did those who did not exercise, the study found.
  
  The study also found that if money doesn't necessarily buy happiness, it was associated with a less likelihood of being down.The same was true of education."Depressive symptoms were associated with lower levels of education and income, as well as unemployment or the inability to work," Kobau said.
  
  College graduates and people with incomes over $50,000 had two sad, blue or depressed days a month, compared with almost five days for people without a high school education and 6.1 days for people with yearly incomes of less than $15,000.
  
  People unable to work had the most sad, blue or depressed days a month -- an average of 10.2 days, according to the report in the July 28 issue of Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
  
  In addition, people who reported more days with depressive symptoms reported engaging in unhealthy behaviors such as cigarette smoking, binge drinking and not using seat belts, Kobau said."Most of those unhealthful behaviors are among the leading risk factors for disease and death in the U.S," she added.
  
  "The findings from the study highlight the relationship between depressive symptoms and behaviors that are risky to health.Taking mental health into account when designing public health interventions can help improve people's coping skills and result in better health outcomes," Kobau said.
  
  "Individuals who are troubled by unexplained sadness, lack of interest in life, if they find themselves in a constant blue mood, have low energy, or a recognized substance abuse, they should talk to their health-care provider to get treatment," she advised.
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  SOURCES: Rosemarie Kobau, M.P.H., public health analyst, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta; Ian A. Cook, M.D., associate professor, psychiatry, Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California, Los Angeles; July 28, 2004, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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