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Validity, reliability and prevalence of four ‘clinical content’ subtypes of depression. Behav Brain Res 2014; 259:9-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2013.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2013] [Revised: 10/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Sharpley CF, Wootten AC, Bitsika V, Christie DRH. Variability Over Time-Since- Diagnosis in the Protective Effect of Psychological Resilience Against Depression in Australian Prostate Cancer Patients. Am J Mens Health 2013; 7:414-22. [DOI: 10.1177/1557988313477126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Although there is some evidence that psychological resilience may “buffer” against depression following major stressors, no data have been reported on the nature and variability of this buffering effect among prostate cancer patients during the 5 years following their initial diagnosis. Patients from two sites in Australia and who had received their initial diagnosis within 5 years ( n = 255) were surveyed, and the results indicated that there was a significant inverse relationship between resilience and depression in the overall data, but that was mostly accounted for by a single factor of the resilience scale (“Confidence to cope with change”). Variability in that buffering effect was noted over time since diagnosis, with peaks during the first 6 months, at 24 and 60 months. These findings support the argument to develop focused psychiatric interventions at various periods following a diagnosis of prostate cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
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- University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre Epworth, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | | | - David R. H. Christie
- University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
- Premion, Albion, Queensland, Australia
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