Caregiver depression: The contributing role of depression in patients, stigma, social support and religiosity

Yee Chin Chai, Raynuha Mahadevan, Chong Guan Ng, Lai Fong Chan and Farahidah Md Dai

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2018, vol. 64, issue 6, 578-588

Abstract: Background: Depression has been well studied as part of caregiver burden among patients with severe mental illnesses. Curiously, though, there has been little data in terms of caregiver burden with specific focus on depression among caregivers of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). Aim: This study aims to determine the rate of depression among caregivers of person with depression and its psychosocial correlates, which include stigma, perceived social support, religious commitment and the severity of the patient’s symptoms. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 165 patients diagnosed with MDD using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) together with their caregivers. Apart from gathering social demographic data, patients were administered the 16-item Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology–Self-Rated Version (QIDS-SR 16), whereas the caregivers were required to answer Patient Health Questionnaire–9 (PHQ-9), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) and Depression Stigma Scale (DSS). Those who scored ⩾5 on PHQ-9 were further assessed with interviewer-rated M.I.N.I. to diagnose the presence of depression. Results: A total of 47 (28.5%) caregivers were found to have depressive symptoms. Out of that total, 13 (7.9%) were diagnosed to have MDD using M.I.N.I. From univariate analysis, factors associated with depression in caregivers were the severity of symptoms in patients ( p  

Keywords: Depression; caregiver; social support; religiosity; stigma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0020764018792585

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