The effect of strategies of personal resilience on depression recovery in an Australian cohort: A mixed methods study

Abstract

Strategies of personal resilience enable successful adaptation in adversity. Among patients experiencing depression symptoms, we explored which personal resilience strategies they find most helpful and tested the hypothesis that use of these strategies improves depression recovery. We used interview and survey data from the Diagnosis, Management and Outcomes of Depression in Primary Care 2005 cohort of patients experiencing depression symptoms in Victoria, Australia. A total of 564 participants answered a computer-assisted telephone interview question at 12 months follow-up, about what they found most helpful for their depression, stress or worries. Depressive disorder and severity were measured at annual follow-up using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview and the Patient Health Questionnaire self-rating questionnaire. Using interview responses, we categorised participants as users or not of

Resilience dimensions and mental health outcomes in bipolar disorder in a follow‐up study

“…Dowrick, Kokanovic, Hegarty, Griffiths, and Gunn () found in a qualitative study that interpersonal support was a consolidated resilience strategy for people with symptoms of depression. In contrast, Griffiths et al () reported that drawing on relationships was not longitudinally associated with improvement in patients with depressive symptoms, and Rea et al () reported that social support improved outcomes of relapse and recurrence in BD, showing fewer mood disorder relapses and fewer probabilities of being rehospitalized over the 2‐year study period. Although the longitudinal path in the present study between the resilience domain of interpersonal support at T1 and personal recovery at the 6‐month follow‐up represented a small effect size, it is still relevant, as the path analysis displays the unique predictive role of resilience factors in personal recovery.…”

“…Dowrick, Kokanovic, Hegarty, Griffiths, and Gunn (2008) found in a qualitative study that interpersonal support was a consolidated resilience strategy for people with symptoms of depression. In contrast, Griffiths et al (2014) reported that drawing on relationships was not longitudinally associated with improvement in and having health beliefs and limits), which have been found to be associated with lower rates of relapses and to improve adherence and wellness in BD (Berk et al, 2004). Previous studies (Berk et al, 2004;Rea et al, 2003) have reported that some strategies-which are similar to the resilience domains of interpersonal support, self-care, and self-confidence-are longitudinally associated with improvement of mental health in BD, but they did not assess their longitudinal associations with personal recovery.…”

“…Research on resilience in people suffering a mental health disorder is scarce (Griffiths et al, ; Min et al, ; Torgalsbøen, ). In the current study, we aimed to study the role of resilience factors in health‐related variables (well‐being, quality of life, psychosocial functioning deficit, bipolar symptomatology, and personal recovery) in people diagnosed with BD.…”

“…Therefore, mediational analyses were not conducted for these variables. Research on resilience in people suffering a mental health disorder is scarce (Griffiths et al, 2014;Min et al, 2012;Torgalsbøen, 2012). In the current study, we aimed to study the role of resilience factors in At baseline, the resilience qualities of self-management of BD, selfcare, self-confidence, and interpersonal support were significantly and positively correlated with adjustment indicators of mental health.…”

Frequency of “Time for Self” Is a Significant Predictor of Postnatal Depressive Symptoms: Results from a Prospective Pregnancy Cohort Study

“…The value of focusing on strategies such as time for self is that they are relatively low intensity and low cost . However, it is important to acknowledge that getting time for self requires the ongoing and frequent support of others—partners, family, friends, neighbors, or paid childcare services.…”