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Mental disorders among the community-dwelling elderly in Dublin
- Authors:
- KIRBY M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 171, October 1997, pp.369-372.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Reports on a study to determine the prevalence of mental disorders among the community-dwelling elderly in the catchment area of a psychiatry service for the elderly in Dublin. Concludes that depression is the most common mental disorder among the elderly in Dublin. Found that the frequency of anxiety symptoms in the presentation of depression may be a factor in the under-diagnosis or misdiagnosis of depression in the community-dwelling elderly.
The relationship between perceived family support and depressive symptoms in adolescence: what is the moderating role of coping strategies and gender?
- Authors:
- HICKEY Emma, FITZGERALD Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 53(4), 2017, pp.474-481.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study examined the moderating role of gender and coping strategies in the relationship between perceived family support, self-esteem and depressive symptoms. Data were used from the My World Survey Second Level (MWS-SL), a national survey of mental health among 6062 young people aged 12–19 years. Conditional process analyses indicated that planned coping moderated the relationship between perceived family support and depressive symptoms for those engaging in low-moderate levels but not high levels of planned coping, and this moderating role was stronger for females than males. Avoidance coping was a moderator for those engaging in moderate-high but not low levels of avoidance coping, and gender also moderated this relationship. Support-focused coping only moderated the perceived family support/depressive symptoms relationship for females. Findings suggest that the strength of the relationship between perceived family support and depressive symptoms depends on level of engagement with a particular coping strategy, and this engagement is a consistently stronger moderator for females. (Publisher abstract)
Gender and self-reported mental health problems: predictors of help seeking from a general practitioner
- Authors:
- DOHERTY D. Tedstone, KARTALOVA-O’DOHERTY Y.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Health Psychology, 15(1), February 2010, pp.213-228.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The main topic of this paper is an examination of the socio-demographic and health status factors that predict help seeking for self-reported mental health problems from a general practitioner (GP), for adults of both genders, because it has been reported previously that many people do not seek help when experiencing psychological distress. Using data from the HRB National Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Survey in Ireland in 2005 and 2006, 382 participants who had reported mental health problems in the previous year, with approximately 60% female and 40% male, were selected. The findings showed gender differences in the models of predictors between males and females with more factors influencing attendance at the GP for males and females. Only access to free health care and social limitations predicted female attendance, a range of seven socio-demographic and psychological factors influenced male attendance – self-reporting embarrassment, limitations in physical activities, martial status, employment status, access to free health care, location/size of household, and level of education. This, say the authors, suggests a ‘gender sensitive approach’ to mental health policies and promotion and to preventative practice programs would be well placed in GP surgeries and at a primary care level generally.