The assessment of depression awareness and help-seeking behaviour: experiences with the International Depression Literacy Survey

Hickie, Ian B.; Davenport, Tracey A; Luscombe, Georgina; Rong, Ye-Jing; Hickie, Megan L; Bell, Morag I

doi:10.1186/1471-244x-7-48

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“…Information on demographics (age, gender and area of origin), personal and social experience with depression, and current psychological distress status (K10 which measures psychological symptoms on a 10-50 scale) were also collected at baseline as being previously embedded in the IDLS [22]. …”

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Improving Knowledge and Attitudes towards Depression: a controlled trial among Chinese medical students

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BackgroundEstablishing an evidence-based method of improving knowledge and attitudes concerning depression has been identified as a priority in Chinese medical education. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a self-directed learning strategy as a part of student-centred education improved knowledge of and attitudes towards depression among Chinese medical students.MethodsA controlled trial in which 205 medical students were allocated to one of two groups: didactic teaching (DT) group or a combined didactic teaching and self-directed learning (DT/SDL) group. The DT/SDL group continued having a series of learning activities after both groups had a lecture on depression together. Student's knowledge and attitudes were assessed immediately after the activities, one month and six months later.ResultsThe intervention (DT/SDL) group showed substantially greater improvements in recognition of depression as a major health issue and identifying helpful treatments than the DT group. Only the DT/SDL group demonstrated any improvement in attitudes. This improvement was sustained over six months.ConclusionsSelf-directed learning is an effective education strategy in improving medical students' knowledge of and attitudes towards depression.

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“…This may be related to a relatively low likelihood of seeking help, which has been found in previous studies of both student and general populations of Asians in the United States. 17,22–24 Special efforts to reduce stigma and promote help-seeking in culturally sensitive ways may be appropriate for this population.…”

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Eating Disorder Symptoms Among College Students: Prevalence, Persistence, Correlates, and Treatment-Seeking

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Nicklett

Roeder

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Journal of American College Health

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Objective To examine the prevalence, correlates, persistence, and treatment-seeking related to symptoms of eating disorders (EDs) in a random sample of college students. Participants A random sample of students at a large university were recruited for an Internet survey in Fall 2005 and a follow-up survey in Fall 2007. Methods ED symptoms were measured using the SCOFF screen and adjusted for nonresponse using administrative data and a nonresponse survey. Results 2,822 (56%) students completed the baseline survey. Among undergraduates the prevalence of positive screens was 13.5% for women and 3.6% for men. Among students with positive screens, 20% had received past-year mental health treatment. In the follow-up sample (N = 753), ED symptoms at baseline significantly predicted symptoms 2 years later. Conclusions Symptoms of EDs were prevalent and persistent among college students in this study. These findings suggest that brief screens can identify a large number of students with untreated EDs.

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“…Studies of depressed Hispanics and African-Americans have found that they often attribute depression to difficult life circumstances or stressors, deemphasizing medical etiology (Cabassa et al, 2008; Cabassa et al, 2007; Karasz, 2008; Alverson et al, 2007). International studies of depressed individuals have also found etiologic attributions to vary across cultural groups (Angermeyer et al, 2005; Hickie et al, 2007; Nakane et al, 2005; Shankar et al, 2006). These explanatory models may assign milder illness attributions to depression and influence help-seeking choices and reactions to proposed treatments (Guarnaccia et al, 1992; Guarnaccia et al, 2003; Lewis–Fernandez et al, 2005).…”

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Shared decision‐making in the primary care treatment of late‐life major depression: a needed new intervention?

Raue

Schulberg

Lewis‐Fernández

et al. 2009

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Objective-We suggest that clinicians consider models of shared decision-making for their potential ability to improve the treatment of major depression in the primary care setting and overcome limitations of collaborative care and other interventions.Methods-We explore the characteristics and techniques of patient-clinician shared decisionmaking, with particular emphasis on this model's relevance to the unique treatment concerns of depressed older adults.Results-We describe a shared decision-making intervention to engage older adults in depression treatment in the primary care sector.Conclusions-It is timely to examine shared decision-making models for elderly depressed primary care patients given their potential ability to improve treatment adherence and clinical outcomes.

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The assessment of depression awareness and help-seeking behaviour: experiences with the International Depression Literacy Survey

Cited by 38 publications

References 24 publications

Improving Knowledge and Attitudes towards Depression: a controlled trial among Chinese medical students

Improving Knowledge and Attitudes towards Depression: a controlled trial among Chinese medical students

Eating Disorder Symptoms Among College Students: Prevalence, Persistence, Correlates, and Treatment-Seeking

Shared decision‐making in the primary care treatment of late‐life major depression: a needed new intervention?

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