Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:27:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcelo Salomao Aros.pdf: 301474 bytes, checksum: fec723691e0499cfd0306cb8994ba743 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-17 / This study was aimed at evaluating scientific production about depression from 2004 to 2007 with a special focus on male depression and the tools used to assess this condition. By using the entries depression and scales, papers indexed within the Medline database were accessed. Approximately 6,400 abstracts were identified. Among these, 66 depression evaluation instruments were identified. For the study of the remaining variables, a decision was made to restrict the analyses to the production of 2007 due to the limited length of time for research. Among the 988 abstracts of 2007, 656 were regarded as appropriate for the aims of research and were then listed in chronological order. The following variables were analyzed: gender of the sample, country, age, language, type of instrument used for depression evaluation. Results point the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) as the most usual tool. The samples of research are mainly comprised by participants of both genders. Adulthood was the most usual age under study. The United States of America is the nation where most papers were published on the topic within that period of time. English is the most usual language of such publications. The nature of the instruments was mainly of self report type. Among the papers, 1.2% belonged to Brazilian authors and displayed the same profile presented by the global production. Only 3.7% of the papers were devoted to male depression. No tool was identified to measure male gender depression exclusively. Eight issues of interest were identified to study depression in male individuals and all of them referred to high stress situations: biological, social, and occupational. A considerable gap was perceived in the study of depression in male individuals with the most frequent profile found in hospital out-patient departments which assist the community. As a matter of conclusion, it was found that new instruments must be developed to evaluate depression, bringing features concerned with gender into focus, as the psychic demands and dynamics are particular and differentiated either for men or women. / A pesquisa teve como objetivo avaliar a produ??o cient?fica sobre depress?o no per?odo de 2004 a 2007, com especial ?nfase sobre a depress?o masculina e os instrumentos utilizados para avali?-la. Utilizando os verbetes, depress?o e escalas, foram acessados os artigos indexados na base de dados Medline. Foram identificados aproximadamente 6400 resumos. Neles, foram identificados 66 instrumentos de avalia??o de depress?o. Para o estudo das demais vari?veis, decidiu-se limitar as an?lises ? produ??o relativa ao ano de 2007, devido ?s limita??es de tempo. Dentre os 988 resumos do ano de 2007, 656 foram considerados adequados aos objetivos da investiga??o e foram listados pela sua ordem cronol?gica. Foram analisadas as seguintes vari?veis: g?nero da amostra estudada, pa?s, faixa et?ria, idioma, tipo de instrumento utilizado para a avalia??o da depress?o e a natureza dos instrumentos. Os resultados mostram que o instrumento mais utilizado ? a Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS). As amostras das pesquisas s?o prioritariamente compostas por participantes de ambos os g?neros. Os adultos foram a faixa et?ria mais estudada. Os Estados Unidos da Am?rica s?o a na??o que mais artigos publicou sobre o tema. O ingl?s ? o idioma mais utilizado. A natureza dos instrumentos para mensurar a depress?o foi prioritariamente de tipo self report. Dentre os artigos, 1,2% eram de autores brasileiros e conservavam o mesmo perfil da produ??o mundial. Apenas 3,7% dos artigos estudaram a depress?o no g?nero masculino. Nenhum instrumento foi identificado para mensurar exclusivamente a depress?o no g?nero masculino. Foram identificados oito temas de interesse para se estudar a depress?o no g?nero masculino e todos eles se referiam a situa??es de alto estresse: biol?gico, social e ocupacional. Verificou-se uma consider?vel lacuna no estudo da depress?o em indiv?duos masculinos com o perfil mais freq?entemente encontrado em ambulat?rios que assistem ? comunidade. Conclui-se que devem ser desenvolvidos novos instrumentos para a avalia??o da depress?o, em que caracter?sticas concernentes ao g?nero sejam valorizadas, pois as demandas e din?micas ps?quicas s?o particulares e diferenciadas para homens e mulheres.