The latent structure of major depressive symptoms and its relationship with somatic disorder symptoms among Filipino female domestic workers in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 270 ◽  
pp. 587-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imelu G. Mordeno ◽  
Jennifer Gay E. Carpio ◽  
Norman B. Mendoza ◽  
Brian J. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Domestic Workers ◽  
Latent Structure ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Somatic Disorder ◽  
Major Depressive Symptoms

scholarly journals Associations between major depressive symptoms and drinking onset: Do sex and age matter?

2020 ◽  
Vol 266 ◽  
pp. 549-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui G. Cheng ◽  
Kenneth S. Kendler ◽  
Alexis C. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Major Depressive Symptoms

scholarly journals Higher prevalence of major depressive symptoms in Brazilians aged 14 and older

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassiano L.S. Coelho ◽  
José Alexandre S. Crippa ◽  
Jair L.F. Santos ◽  
Ilana Pinsky ◽  
Marcos Zaleski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Major Depressive Symptoms

Everyday Discrimination Experience and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Black, Guyanese, Hispanic, and White Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 445-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akiko S. Hosler ◽  
Jamie R. Kammer ◽  
Xiao Cong
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Major Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Racial Ethnic ◽  
Everyday Discrimination

BACKGROUND: Discrimination experience is a stressor that may disproportionately affect the mental health of minority populations. AIMS: We examined the association between discrimination experience and depressive symptoms among four urban racial/ethnic groups. METHOD: Cross-sectional community-based health survey data for Black ( n = 434), Guyanese ( n = 180), Hispanic ( n = 173), and White ( n = 809) adults aged ⩾18 years were collected in Schenectady, New York, in 2013. Discrimination experience was measured with the Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS), and depressive symptoms were measured with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression (CES-D) scale. Logistic regression models for the association between EDS and major depressive symptoms (CES-D ⩾ 16) were fitted for each racial/ethnic group. The final model adjusted for age, sex, education, income, smoking, alcohol binge drinking, emotional/social support, and perceived stress. RESULTS: The mean EDS scores varied significantly across groups ( p < .001), with 2.6 in Hispanics, 2.2 in Whites, 2.0 in Blacks, and 1.1 in the Guyanese. There was a consistent and significant independent association between EDS and major depressive symptoms in the crude model and at each step of covariate adjustment in each group. Fully adjusted odds ratios were 1.28 (95% confidence interval [CI; 1.16, 1.41]) in Blacks, 1.83 in the Guyanese [1.36, 2.47], 1.23 in Hispanics [1.07, 1.41], and 1.24 [1.16, 1.33] in Whites. The presence of covariates did not significantly modify the main effect in each group. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that discrimination experience can be one of the fundamental social causes of depression. It may be feasible to assess discrimination experience as a risk factor of depression in individuals of all racial/ethnic backgrounds.

scholarly journals Correlates of Depressive Symptoms among Middle-Aged and Older Homeless Adults Using the 9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (13) ◽  
pp. 4754
Author(s):  
Lin-Yun Wang ◽  
Lan-Ping Lin ◽  
Yun-Cheng Chen ◽  
Tai-Wen Wang ◽  
Jin-Ding Lin
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Outpatient Care ◽  
Homeless People ◽  
Patient Health Questionnaire ◽  
Health Questionnaire ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Homeless Adults ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
Major Depressive Symptoms

This study investigates the screening for depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older homeless adults based on Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and examines the possible factors associated with their major depressive symptoms. A cross-sectional survey was employed, and research subjects included 129 homeless people aged 45 years old and over in Taipei Wanhua District and Taipei Main Station. We used a structured questionnaire and face-to-face interview conducted by three social workers to collect data in the analyses. The content of the questionnaire included an informed consent form, demographic characteristics, enabling and need factors of healthcare, and PHQ-9 of homeless people. Results revealed that 15.5% respondents were free of depressive symptoms, 16.3% had mild level (score 5–9), 31.8% had moderate level (score 10–14), 26.4% had moderately severe level (score 15–19), and 10.1% had severe level of depressive symptoms (score 20–27). Adopting a PHQ-9 score 10 as a cut-off point for major depressive symptoms, 68.3% of middle-aged and older homeless adults were the cases needing to be referred to healthcare settings for further recheck in the near future. A multiple regression analysis found gender, age, and usage of psychiatric outpatient care were associated with major depressive symptom occurrence. The female participants were less likely to have major depressive symptoms than the male participants (OR = 0.29, 95% CI = 0.09–0.96). The elderly participants were more likely to have major depressive symptoms than the aged 45–54 years (OR = 5.29, 95% CI = 1.44–19.41). Those participants who have ever used psychiatric outpatient care were significantly more correlated with the occurrence of major depressive symptoms than their counterparts (OR = 3.65, 95% CI = 1.46–9.09). The present study suggests that in the future health policy should eliminate the risk factors of depressive symptoms and improve mental healthcare access, to improve the health and wellbeing of the homeless population.

scholarly journals Major Depressive Symptoms Increase 3-Year Mortality Rate in Patients with Mild Dementia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jindong Ding Petersen ◽  
Frans Boch Waldorff ◽  
Volkert Dirk Siersma ◽  
Thien Kieu Thi Phung ◽  
Anna Carina Klara Magdalena Bebe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Excess Mortality ◽  
Smoking Status ◽  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Mild Dementia ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Post Hoc ◽  
Major Depressive Symptoms

Depression and dementia are commonly concurrent and are both associated with increased mortality among older people. However, little is known about whether home-dwelling patients newly diagnosed with mild dementia coexisting with depressive symptoms have excess mortality. We conducted a post hoc analysis based on data from the Danish Alzheimer’s Intervention Study of 330 individuals who were diagnosed with mild dementia within the past 12 months. Thirty-four patients were identified with major depressive symptoms (MD-S) at baseline. During the 3-year follow-up period, 56 patients died, and, among them, 12 were with MD-S at baseline. Multivariable analysis adjusting for the potential confounders (age, sex, smoking status, alcohol consumption, education, BMI, household status, MMSE, CCI, QoL-AD, NPIQ, ADSC-ADL, medication, and RCT allocation) showed that patients with MD-S had a 2.5-fold higher mortality as compared to the patients without or with only few depressive symptoms. Our result revealed that depression is possibly associated with increased mortality in patients with mild dementia. Given that depression is treatable, screening for depression and treatment of depression can be important already in the earliest stage of dementia to reduce mortality.

scholarly journals 0935 The Role of PTSD and Major Depressive Symptoms in Nightmare Frequency and Distress

SLEEP ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. A347-A347
Author(s):  
E Wakschal ◽  
E Boland ◽  
P Gehrman ◽  
P Haynes
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Major Depressive Symptoms
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