Cross-cultural comparison of depressive symptoms in Europe does not support stereotypes of ageing

Copeland, J. R. M.; Beekman, Aartjan T.F.; Dewey, Michael; Jordan, Ashley C.; Lawlor, Brian A.; Lobò, Antonio; Magnússon, Hallgrímur; Mann, Anthony; Fichter, Manfred M.; Prince, Martin; Saz, Pedro; Turrina, Cesare; Wilson, Kenneth

doi:10.1192/bjp.174.4.322

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“…We found the longer the marriage was, the more men undergoing IUI were prone to suffer from depression. The financial burdens of treatment were the most severe risk factor associated with depression (approximately a 3.58-fold increased risk), and the current findings were in agreement with data from other studies [25][26][27][28]. Fortunately, psychological treatment could decrease depression scores among low-income infertile couples [29].…”

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confidence: 91%

Depression in Chinese men undergoing different assisted reproductive technique treatments: prevalence and risk factors

Zhang

Zeng

et al. 2013

J Assist Reprod Genet

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Purpose To explore the prevalence and risk factors for depression in men undergoing different assisted reproductive technique (ART) treatments in Chinese population. Method This was a prospective study of 844 men undergoing ART treatments. All men were distributed to four groups, according to they received treatments. The treatments included IUI (intrauterine insemination), IVF(in vitro fertilization), ICSI(intra cytoplasmatic sperm injection) and TESA/PESA (percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration/testicular sperm aspiration). Their symptoms of depression were measured with use of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression scale(CES-D). Data were collected about age, BMI, education, duration of marriage, duration of infertility, smoking, type of infertility, infertility causes, history of ejaculation failure, and financial burden of the treatment. We estimated the prevalence of depressive symptom in men undergoing different ART and used logistic regression models to identify risk factors for depression in different groups.Results The overall prevalence of depression was 13.3 % for men undergoing ART treatments: 14.5 % of IUI group, 12.4 % of IVF group, 19.2 % of ICSI group and 6.2 % of TESA/PESA group. Prevalence of depression among IUI group, IVF group and ICSI group were not significantly different. For IUI group, the factors were found to increase depression risk were treatment financial burden and duration of marriage, to decrease depression risk was age. For IVF group, the risk factors independently associated with depression were both male and female infertility, unexplained infertility, and history of ejaculation failure. Conclusion In a sample of Chinese men undergoing ART treatments, the prevalence of depression was higher than other country. The risk factors for depression varied in different ART treatments groups. when routine screening to identify the sub-group of vulnerable men which need counselling before ART treatments, we should also consider which pattern of ART treatments the man underwent.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Depression in Chinese men undergoing different assisted reproductive technique treatments: prevalence and risk factors

Zhang

Zeng

et al. 2013

J Assist Reprod Genet

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“…Similarly to most reports, depressive conditions in ZARADEMP 0 were higher in women when compared to men (Weissman and Klerman 1985), and also in lower educational levels (Weissman et al 1991, Lobo et al 1995. Furthermore, we reported during the same investigation wide differences of prevalence of both, depression and depressive symptoms between our city and other European cities (Copeland et al 1999b, Copeland et al 1999c, and the influence of social and environmental factors was suggested. By itself, however, this association does not reveal a causal connection, since social problems have also been reported as a consequence of depression (Van Hook 2003).…”

Section: New Inquiries Into the Epidemiology Of Depression In The Eldsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…Finally, the ZARADEMP Project was designed to compare incidence rates of dementia, as well as depression, and risk factors for both conditions found in Zaragoza with data reported using the same methods in other European cities during the EURODEM (Launer et al 1992b) and EURODEP (Copeland et al 1999b) studies respectively. Differences found in prevalence rates of both dementia (Lobo et al 2000) and depression (Copeland et al 1999c) in these previous reports, which include preliminary data from Zaragoza, are encouraging, since substantial epidemiological reasoning would be prompted if crossnational differences are confirmed. However, prevalence studies may be influenced by duration and fatality rates.…”

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confidence: 63%

The ZARADEMP Project on the incidence, prevalence and risk factors of dementia (and depression) in the elderly community: I. The context and the objectives

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Background and Objectives: The public health dimension of the problem of dementia and depression in the elderly population is well documented, but epidemiological data are generally considered to be insufficient and, at times, contradictory. This paper identifies relevant research areas for the ZARADEMP Project, which follows the Zaragoza Study (or ZARADEMP 0) and is part of both EURODEM and EURODEP Studies. Methods: Review of the literature. Hypotheses emerging in previous studies of this research group. Results: The following relevant objectives to study in relation to dementia (and depression) have been identified: a) potential variations over time in the prevalence rate; b) provision of reliable estimations of incidence rates, specific for age and gender; c) data about the course and natural history of so called "mild cognitive deficit"; d) association between hypothesized risk factors and cases of dementia (and depression) and its most frequent

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“…In another model, we left out the item on interest, as the loss of interest is not necessarily an indicator for depression, especially at older ages. Following the idea of Copeland et al (1999a) we left out the somatic symptoms when calculating the level of depression in the third model. The analysis clearly shows that our results are stable and do not depend on the 12 contributing items (tables not shown here).…”

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confidence: 99%

Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

2008

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The relation between social support and mental health has been thoroughly researched and structural characteristics of the social network have been widely recognised as being an important component of social support. The aim of this paper is to clarify the association between children and depressive mood states of their older parents. Based on international comparative data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe we analysed how the number of children, their proximity and the frequency of contact between older parents and their children are associated with the mental health of older people, using the EURO-D index. Our results indicate a positive association of children and depressive mood since childless men and women report more depressive symptoms. Moreover, few contacts with children were associated with an increased number of depressive symptoms. The family status was related to mental health as well: older men and women living with a spouse or partner had the lowest levels of depression. Interestingly, the presence of a spouse or partner was more relevant for the mental health of older people than the presence of, or contact with, their children.

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Cross-cultural comparison of depressive symptoms in Europe does not support stereotypes of ageing

Cited by 29 publications

References 7 publications

Depression in Chinese men undergoing different assisted reproductive technique treatments: prevalence and risk factors

Depression in Chinese men undergoing different assisted reproductive technique treatments: prevalence and risk factors

The ZARADEMP Project on the incidence, prevalence and risk factors of dementia (and depression) in the elderly community: I. The context and the objectives

Children’s impact on the mental health of their older mothers and fathers: findings from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe

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