Cultural Aspects of Depressive Experience and Disorders

Marsella, Anthony J.

doi:10.9707/2307-0919.1081

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“…The significant association between social status and prevalence of depression (p=0.015) is in agreement with findings of Kivorkian, Cervilla and Ferreira. 1,41,42 This is as a result of many factors including inadequate diet, deplorable living conditions, increased propensity to medical illness, decreased ability to procure prescribed drugs and inadequate family support.…”

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confidence: 99%

Risk Factors for Depressive Illness among Elderly Gopd Attendees at Upth

Stanley¹

2013

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Risk Factors for Depressive Illness among Elderly Gopd Attendees at Upth

Stanley¹

2013

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“…It is as yet unclear what accounts for these differences, but variations in cultural patterns likely contribute to differences in the expression of depressive symptoms. For example, Western cultures seem to emphasize psychological symptoms of depression, whereas East Asian cultures emphasize physical symptoms (Marsella 2003).…”

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Protective Mechanisms for Depression among Racial/Ethnic Minority Youth: Empirical Findings, Issues, and Recommendations

Scott

Wallander

Cameron

2015

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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We (1) review empirical studies that report findings regarding putative protective mechanisms when exposed to risk of depression in African American and Hispanic adolescents; (2) identify key protective mechanisms for different risk contexts that garner empirical support; (3) synthesize the mechanisms identified as protective against depression among racial/ethnic minority adolescents; and (4) discuss improved methods for advancing understanding of resilience against depression in minority youth. The studies were selected from PsycINFO searches that met the following inclusion criteria: participants between 12 and 21 years of age, inclusions of racial/ ethnic minority members, examining protection through an interaction with a risk factor, and outcome measures of depression, depressed mood, or depressive symptomatology. We found 39 eligible studies; 13 of which included multiple racial/ethnic groups. The following were supported as protective mechanisms, at least preliminarily, for at least one racial/ethnic group and in at least one risk context: employment, extracurricular activities, fatheradolescent closeness, familism, maternal support, attending predominately minority schools, neighborhood composition, non-parent support, parental inductive reasoning, religiosity, self-esteem, social activities, and positive early teacher relationships. To investigate protective mechanisms more comprehensively and accurately across individual, social, and community levels of influence, we recommend incorporating multilevel modeling or multilevel growth curve analyses and large diverse samples.

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“…Culture is a part of psychosocial factors that is related to the depressive experience (Marsella, 2003). Cultural beliefs and social support pervade many aspects of an individual's lifestyle and can influence perception of health as well as quality of life (Campbell et al, 2003;Rawlings-Anderson, 2004).…”

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confidence: 99%