Reciprocal Effects of Social Support in Major Depression Epidemiology

Patten, Scott B.; Williams, Jeanne V.A.; Lavorato, Dina H.; Bulloch, Andrew G. M.

doi:10.2174/1745017901006010126

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“…Stigma and disclosure concerns are particularly important to the experiences of those living with depression because stigma can interfere with help seeking and treatment adherence (Wahl, 2012) and because social support is such a critical component of the illness (Patten et al, 2010). In particular, knowledgeable third parties like friends or workplace administrators are often privy to information about a patient's tendency to disclose or conceal his or her illness, and this information may be both a constant reminder about the illness and a salient piece of information about it.…”

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Witnessing Disclosure of Depression: Gender and Attachment Avoidance Moderate Interpersonal Evaluations

Burke¹,

Wang²,

Dovidio³

2014

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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People with depression often face the decision of whether or not to disclose their condition to others. Although much is known about how people tend to respond as recipients of emotional disclosure, third-party perceptions of disclosers have remained largely unexamined despite the fact that everyday disclosure conversations typically happen in the context of larger social networks in which some people already know about the stigmatized condition. The present work investigated how gender and attachment avoidance, two individual difference variables commonly implicated in interpersonal evaluations, moderate the responses of third-party observers to information concerning depression disclosure decisions. Across two studies, u.S. adults evaluated a target who chose to disclose or conceal some stigmatizing information. in Study 1, the type of stigma was manipulated (depression versus chronic physical pain), and the target ratings were compared across participant gender. in Study 2, all participants read scenarios featuring a target with depression and completed a measure of attachment styles. We found that, while women in general and men low in attachment avoidance evaluated depression disclosers more positively than concealers, men high in attachment avoidance preferred concealment over disclosure. These results illustrate the complexity surrounding the decision of disclosing depression and other emotion-laden stigmatizing information.

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confidence: 99%

Witnessing Disclosure of Depression: Gender and Attachment Avoidance Moderate Interpersonal Evaluations

Burke¹,

Wang²,

Dovidio³

2014

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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“…As stated, changes of health status might be accompanied by changes of the psychological gender (Behar, de la Barrera, & Michelotti, 2001;Gale-Ross et al, 2009;Kowalczyk et al, 2012;Ku et al, 2002;Patten, Williams, Lavorato, & Bulloch, 2010;Radley et al, 2000;Sajatovic, Micula-Gondek, Tatsuoka, & Bialko, 2011;Wysocka-Bobryk, Procner, & Tchórewska, 2001). It has been also reported that even apparently adverse psychological changes (for instance developing depression) can be interpreted as an adaptation to new, more difficult life conditions (Andrews & Thomson, 2009).…”

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“…This is alarming because the U type among healthy people is characterized by the highest level of stress (known as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases) and by the highest risk of developing depression, which is a common comorbidity of HF (Drohomirecka, Jankowska, Banasiak, & Ponikowski, 2008;Jankowska et al, 2010;Lipińska-Grobelny, 2008;Patten et al, 2010;Prakash et al, 2010). In other words, type U can be interpreted as the least favorable type in the context of general health status and emotional comfort.…”

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Psychological Gender of Men With Systolic Heart Failure

Makowska¹,

Rydlewska

Krakowiak³

et al. 2013

Am J Mens Health

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Diminished exercise capacity is a fundamental symptom of heart failure (HF), which is particularly disadvantageous for men for whom exercise capacity contributes significantly to their gender identity, self-esteem, and quality of life. In this study, we aimed to examine whether psychological gender would be different in men with systolic HF as compared with their healthy peers. The authors examined 48 men with systolic HF (age = 64 ± 10 years; body mass index = 28.3 ± 3.4 kg/m2; NYHA I/II/III [%] = 25/65/10; left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] = 32.1 ± 7.8%) and 15 age-matched healthy men. Based on the results of the Polish version of the Bem Sex Role Inventory, the examined men were divided into four types of psychological gender: “masculine” (M), “feminine” (F), “unspecified” (U), and “androgynous” (A). None of the men with HF presented M type of psychological gender, whereas this type was found in 27% of the healthy men ( p = .0002). The prevalence of both A (38% vs. 47%) and F (10% vs. 20%, both p > .05) types of psychological gender was similar between men with HF versus without HF. More men with HF fulfilled the criteria of the U type of psychological gender as compared with healthy peers (51% vs. 7%, p = .002). Men with HF and the F type of psychological gender were treated with spironolactone more frequently than those classified with the U and A types (both p < .05). The lack of “psychologically masculine” and the overrepresentation of “psychologically unspecified” gender types in the HF group suggests that psychological gender may be affected among men with HF.

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“…At the same time, the set of dysfunctional symptoms, such as irritability, intolerance, and arrogance present in the acute phases of mania or hypomania, decreases one's capacity in maintaining the ability to deal with others, and, subsequently, may contribute to the reduction of social support. This bidirectional relation should be highlighted [9][10][11] .…”

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Social support and bipolar disorder

Studart¹,

Filho²,

Studart³

et al. 2015

Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo)

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Background: Bipolar disorder is a chronic condition that affects the functioning of its carriers in many different ways, even when treated properly. Therefore, it's also important to identify the psychosocial aspects that could contribute to an improvement of this population's quality of life. Objective: Carry out a literature review on the role of social support in cases of bipolar disorder. Method: A research on the following online databases PubMed, Lilacs and SciELO was conducted by using the keywords "social support" or "social networks" and "mood disorders" or "bipolar disorder" or "affective disorder, " with no defined timeline. Results: Only 13 studies concerning the topic of social support and BD were found in the search for related articles. Generally speaking, the results show low rates of social support for BD patients. Discussion: Despite the growing interest in the overall functioning of patients with bipolar disorder, studies on social support are still rare. Besides, the existing studies on the subject use different methodologies, making it difficult to establish data comparisons.

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Reciprocal Effects of Social Support in Major Depression Epidemiology

Cited by 37 publications

References 15 publications

Witnessing Disclosure of Depression: Gender and Attachment Avoidance Moderate Interpersonal Evaluations

Witnessing Disclosure of Depression: Gender and Attachment Avoidance Moderate Interpersonal Evaluations

Psychological Gender of Men With Systolic Heart Failure

Social support and bipolar disorder

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