Perceptions of self-stigma and its correlates among older adults with depression: A preliminary study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1180-1189

  Werner, Perla ^a   Stein Shvachman, Ifat ^a   Heinik, Jeremia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental illness; Older adults; Self stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RATING SCALE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; STIGMA; TELEPHONE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CULTURE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 75149176250     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209990470     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. Alexopoulos, G. S. (2004). Late-life mood disorders. In J. Sadavoy, L. F. Jarvik, G. T. Grossberg and B. S. Meyers (eds.), Comprehensive Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry. 3rd edn (pp. 609-653). New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
2. American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th edn. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
3. Baldwin, R. (2002). Depressive disorders. In R. Jacoby and C. Oppenheimer (eds.), Psychiatry in the Elderly. 3rd edn (pp. 627-676). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
4. Barney, L. J., Griffiths, K. M., Jorm, A. F. and Christensen, H. (2006). Stigma about depression and its impact on help-seeking intentions. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 1, 51-54.
5. Berge, M. and Ranney, M. (2005). Self-esteem and stigma among persons with schizophrenia: implications for mental health. Care Management Journal, 6, 139-144.
6. Blankertz, L. (2001). Cognitive components of self esteem for individuals with severe mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 71, 457-465.
7. Bosworth, H. B., Voils, C. I., Potter, G. G. and Steffens, D. C. (2008). The effects of antidepressant medication adherence as well as psychosocial and clinical factors on depression outcome among older adults. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23, 129-134.
8. Cernovsky, Z. Z., Landmark, J. A., Merskey, H. and Husni, M. (2004). Clinical correlates of insight in schizophrenia. Psychological Reports, 95, 821-827.
9. de Mendoca Lima, C. A. (2004). The reduction of stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders: a challenge for the future. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 9, 109-120.
10. de Mendoca Lima, C. A., Levav, I., Jacobsson, L. and Rutz, W. (2003). Stigma and discrimination against older people with mental disorders in Europe. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 18, 679-682.
11. Djerner, J. K. (2006). Prevalence and predictors of depression in populations of elderly : a review. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 113, 372-387.
12. Doraiswamy, P. M., Khan, Z. M.,Donahue, R. M. and Richard, N. E. (2002). The spectrum of quality-of-life impairments in recurrent geriatric depression. Journal of Gerontology, 57, 134-137.
13. Fung, K. M., Tsang, H. W., Corrigan, P. W., Lam, C. S. and Cheung, W. M. (2007). Measuring self-stigma of mental illness in China and its implications for recovery. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 53, 408-418.
14. Fung, K. M., Tsang, H. W. H. and Corrigan, P. W. (2008). Self-stigma of people with schizophrenia as predictor of their adherence to psychosocial treatment. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 32, 95-104.
15. Griffiths, K. M., Christensen, H. and Jorm, A. (2008). Predictors of depression stigma. BMC Psychiatry, 8, 25-37.
16. Kahng, S. K. and Mowbray, C. T. (2005). What affects self-esteem of persons with psychiatric disabilities: the role of causal attribution of mental illnesses. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 28, 354-361.
17. Kanter, J. W., Rusch, L. C. and Brondino, M. J. (2008). Depression self-stigma: a new measure and preliminary findings. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196, 663-670.
18. Kivel ä, S. L. and Pahkala, K. (2001). Depressive disorder as a predictor of physical disability in old age. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 49, 290-296.
19. Koenig, H. G. and Blazer, D. J. (2004). Mood disorders. In D. J. Blazer, D. C. Steffens and E. W. Busse (eds.), The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, 3rd edn (pp. 241-268) Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing.
20. Kunikata, H., Mino, Y. and Nakajima, K. (2005). Quality of life of schizophrenic patients living in the community: the relationships with personal characteristics, objective indicators and self esteem. Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 59, 163-169.
21. Ladin, K. (2008). Risk of late-life depression across 10 European Union countries: deconstructing the education effect. Journal of Aging and Health, 20, 653-670.
22. Licht-Strunk, E., van Marwijk, H. W. J., Hoekstra, T., Twisk, J. W. R., de Haan, M. and Beekman, A. T. F. (2009). Outcome of depression in later life in primary care: longitudinal cohort study with three years' follow-up. BMJ, 338, 449-466.
23. Link, B. G., Struening, E. L., Neese-Todd, S., Asmussen, S. and Phelan, J. C. (2001). The consequences of stigma for the self esteem of people with mental illnesses. Psychiatric Services, 52, 1621-1626.
24. Luchsinger, J. A., Honig, L. S., Tang, M. X. and Devanand, D. P. (2008). Depressive symptoms, vascular risk factors, and Alzheimer's disease. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 23, 922-928.
25. Luppa, M., Heinrich, S., Angermeyer, M. C., Konig, H. H. and Riedel-Heller, S. G. (2008). Healthcare costs associated with recognized and unrecognized depression in old age. International Psychogeriatrics, 20, 1219-1229.
26. Lyketsos, C. G., Steinberg, M., Tschanz, J. T. (2000). Mental and behavioral disturbances in dementia: findings from The Cache County Study on Memory in Aging. American Journal of Psychiatry, 157, 708-714.
27. Lysaker, P.H., Tsai, J., Yanos, P. and Roe,D. (2008). Associations of multiple domains of self-esteem with four dimensions of stigma in schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Research, 98, 194-200.
28. Mackin, R. S. and Arean, P. A. (2007). Cognitive and psychiatric predictors of medical treatment adherence among older adults in primary care clinics. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22, 55-60.
29. Mehta, K. M., Yaffe, K., Langa, K. M., Sand, L., Whooley, M. A. and Corinsky, K. E. (2003). Additive effects of cognitive function and depressive symptoms on mortality in elderly community-living adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 58, 461-467.
30. Papadopoulos, F. C. et al. (2005). Prevalence and correlates of depression in late life: a population based study from a rural Greek town. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, 350-357.
31. Pyne, J. M., Kue, E. J., Schroeder, P. J., Fortney, J. C., Edlund, M. and Sullivan, G. (2004). Relationship between perceived stigma and depression severity. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192, 278-283.
32. Ritsher, J. B., Otilingam, P. G. and Grajales, M. (2003). Internalized stigma of mental illness: psychometric properties of a new measure. Psychiatry Research, 12, 3-49.
33. Rosenberg, M. (1979). Conceiving the Self. New York: Basic Books.
34. Rusch, L. C., Kanter, J. W., Manos, R. C. and Weeks, C. E. (2008). Depression stigma in a predominantly low income African American sample with elevated depressive symptoms. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 196, 919-922.
35. Rush, N., Angermeyer, M. C. and Corrigan, P. W. (2005). Mental illness stigma: concepts, consequences, and initiatives to reduce stigma. European Psychiatry, 20, 529-539.
36. Schlenk, E. A., Dumbar-Jacob, J. and Engberg, S. (2004). Medication non-adherence among older adults: a review of strategies and interventions for improvement. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 30, 33-43.
37. Schmitt, D. P. and Allik, J. (2005). Simultaneous administration of Rosenberg self-esteem scale in 53 nations: exploring the universal culture-specific features of global self-esteem. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 89, 623-642.
38. Sirey, J. A. et al. (2001). Perceived stigma as predictors of treatment discontinuation in young and older outpatients with depression. American Journal of Psychiatry, 158, 479-481.
39. Tsang, H. W. H., Fung, K. M. T. and Corrigan, P. W. (2006). Psychosocial treatment compliance scale for people with psychotic disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40, 561-569.
40. Tse, W. S. and Bond, A. J. (2004). The impact of depression on social skills: a review. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 192, 260-268.
41. United Nations (2007). World population ageing. Population Newsletter, 83, 11-12.
42. Unützer, J., Patrick, D. L, Diehr, P., Simon, G., Grembowski, D. and Katon, W. (2000). Quality adjusted life years in older adults with depressive symptoms and chronic medical disorders. International Psychogeriatrics, 12, 15-33.
43. Werner, P. (2009). Mental disorders in the elderly population in Israel. In I. Levav, (ed.), The Epidemiology of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Israel. Jerusalem: Ministry of Health.
44. Werner, P., Aviv, A. and Barak, Y. (2008). Self stigma, self esteem and age in persons with schizophrenia. International Psychogeriatrics, 20, 174-187.
45. Yen, C., Chen, C., Lee, Y., Tang, T., Yen, J. and Ko, C. (2005). Self-stigma and its correlates among outpatients with depressive disorders. Psychiatric Services, 56, 599-601. (Pubitemid 40586845)
46. Yen, C., Chen, C., Lee, Y., Tang, T., Ko, C. And Yen, J. (2009). Association between quality of life and self-stigma, insight, and adverse effects of medication in patients with depressive disorders. Depression and Anxiety. Epublished ahead of print, doi: 10.1002/da.20413.
47. Yesevage, J. A. et al. (1983). Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: a preliminary report. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 17, 37-49.