An Illness of Power: Gender and the Social Causes of Depression

Neitzke, Alex B.

doi:10.1007/s11013-015-9466-3

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“…In the present study, we found that being male (T=2.970, p=0.004, 95%CI: 2.667~13.521) was a protective factor for depression in doctors. There is considerable discourse surrounding the disproportionate diagnosis of men with depression as compared to women, often times cited at a rate around 1:2 (23). However, the view that depression rates are universally higher in women is challenged, as biological determinants, sex role changes, and social factors might also contribute to this difference (24).…”

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Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in the First-Line Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19 in Gansu

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BackgroundThe outbreak of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) has brought enormous physical and psychological pressure on Chinese medical staff. It is extremely important to understand the prevalence and influencing factors of anxiety and depression symptoms in first-line anti-epidemic medical staff and their coping styles for these negative emotions.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in Gansu (China), with a questionnaire packet which consisted of the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and the simplified coping style questionnaire (SCSQ). A total of 79 doctors and 86 nurses participated in the survey. Correlation analysis was performed to explore the relationship between SAS, SDS, and SCSQ score. A linear regression model was used to determine the influencing factors for anxiety or depression symptoms.ResultsThe prevalence rates of anxiety and depression symptoms among doctors was 11.4% and 45.6%, respectively. History of depression or anxiety (T=-2.644, p= 0.010, 95%CI: -10.514~-1.481) was shown to be a risk factor for anxiety symptoms in doctors, while being male (T=2.970, p=0.004, 95%CI: 2.667~13.521) was a protective factor for depression. The prevalence rate of anxiety and depression symptoms among nurses was 27.9% and 43.0%, respectively. History of depression or anxiety was a common risk factor for anxiety symptoms (T=-3.635, p=0.000, 95%CI: -16.360~-4.789) and depression symptoms (T=-2.835, p=0.005, 95%CI:-18.238~-3.254) in nurses. The results of partial correlation analysis (controlled for gender and history of depression or anxiety) indicated that the total score of positive coping was negatively correlated with the total score of anxiety (r=-0.182, p=0.002) and depression (r=-0.253, p=0.001).ConclusionsThe first-line anti-epidemic medical staff have high anxiety and depression symptoms and adopting positive coping styles will help to improve their negative emotions.

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Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in the First-Line Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19 in Gansu

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“…5 Furthermore, given sex differences in the prevalence of depression, female nurses are particularly vulnerable to perceive the symptoms of depression. 6 Therefore, this study was conducted only in female nurses. There are a great deal of studies indicating that negative mental states such as depressive symptoms had a detrimental impact on the quality of care provided by nurses, and hence, affected patient's medical treatment outcomes.…”

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<p>Recovery Experience as the Mediating Factor in the Relationship Between Sleep Disturbance and Depressive Symptoms Among Female Nurses in Chinese Public Hospitals: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis</p>

Ding¹,

Gehrman²,

Liu³

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Purpose: Nurses are suffering from considerable work-related stress, which can result in disturbed sleep and depressive symptoms. Whereas, recovery experience can alleviate sleep disturbance and help maintain well-being in the working environment. The aim of this study was to examine whether recovery experiences play a mediating role in the relationship between sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms of female nurses in Chinese public hospitals. Methods: From December 2017 to May 2018, the study with proportional sampling of cross-sectional design was carried out in the public tertiary hospitals from Shenyang of Liaoning Province in China. A total of 1500 female nurses who had been working for one or more years participated in this study. A structural equation model (SEM) was applied to test the assumption that recovery experiences might function as a mediator in the relationship between sleep disturbance and symptoms of depression. Results: Sleep disturbance contributed most to the variance (32.9%) of depressive symptoms and had a significantly positive correlation with depressive symptoms (P<0.01) among nurses. Psychological detachment in recovery experience had a significantly positive correlation with sleep disturbance (P<0.01) and depressive symptoms (P<0.01). Whereas, relaxation, mastery experience, and control in recovery experience were significantly and negatively correlated with sleep disturbance (P<0.01) and depressive symptoms (P<0.01). Recovery experience served as a mediator between sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms (a * b = 0.066, BCa 95% CI: 0.045, 0.095). Conclusion: Sleep disturbance was the predictor of depressive symptoms for female nurses. Moreover, recovery experience could combat the detrimental impacts of sleep disturbances on symptoms of depression. This study suggested that nurses might benefit from interventions on improving sleep quality to relieve depressive symptoms through mediating path of recovery experience.

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“…Each questionnaire, in their material‐semiotic composition, may develop from broader cultural anxieties about increasing social complexity, economic uncertainty, or environmental interferences. Indeed, several critical cultural analyses have shown depression to be entwined with agency and structural conditions (Ingersoll, ; Neitzke, ). It might also be noted that whether the current DSM‐5 is a factor in a specific questionnaire choice remains unclear.…”

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Socializing the Gut in Probiotics Experimentation: Calibrating Microbiota and Science Policy

Gruber¹,

Kalin²

2019

World Med & Health Policy

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Prebiotic and probiotic products continue to experience strong consumer growth while gastroenterological researchers work behind the scenes to understand the effects of specific bacterial strains on study participants’ feelings of mind‐body healthfulness. Correlations are achieved through the use of psychometric questionnaires, which aim to measure affect states like stress, anxiety, and depression. In this paper, we turn to qualitative textual analysis to examine two commonly employed psychometric questionnaires (HAM‐D and HADS) used in studies of the same probiotic formulation. We show how concepts of social deviance and norms of behavior (e.g., sleep patterns, social life, and work productivity) inform such questionnaires, thus inserting normative ethical imperatives into clinical findings. After demonstrating several key disjunctions across these questionnaires, we develop recommendations for gastroenterological researchers. In particular, we recommend that researchers give more focused attention to aligning psychometric questionnaires and more carefully enact their qualitative assessment requirements. In like manner, we recommend that ethical reviewers and science policy reviewers consider how psychometric questionnaires embed social assumptions into clinical trials, which can affect determinations of healthfulness.

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An Illness of Power: Gender and the Social Causes of Depression

Cited by 48 publications

References 28 publications

Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in the First-Line Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19 in Gansu

Prevalence and Influencing Factors of Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in the First-Line Medical Staff Fighting Against COVID-19 in Gansu

<p>Recovery Experience as the Mediating Factor in the Relationship Between Sleep Disturbance and Depressive Symptoms Among Female Nurses in Chinese Public Hospitals: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis</p>

Socializing the Gut in Probiotics Experimentation: Calibrating Microbiota and Science Policy

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