TY - JOUR
T1 - Who talks to a doctor about existing depressive illness?
AU - Bucholz, Kathleen K.
AU - Robins, Lee N.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Program (ECA). The ECA is a series of five epidemiologic research studies performed by independent research teams in collaboration with staff of the Division of Biometry and Epidemiology (DBE) of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The NIMH Principal Collaborators are Darrel A. Regier, Ben Z. Locke, and Jack D. Burke, Jr.; the NIMH Project Officer is Carl A. Taube. The Principal Investigators and Co-Investigators from the five sites are: Yale University, U01 MH 34224 --Jerome K. Myers, Myrna M. Weissman, and Gary L. Tischler; The Johns Hopkins University, U01 MH 33870 --Morton Kramer and Sam Shapiro; Washington University, St. Louis, U01 MH 33883 --Lee N. Robins and John E. Helzer; Duke University U01 MH 35386 --Dan Blazer and Linda George; University of California, Los Angeles, U01 MH 35865 --Marvin Karno, Richard L. Hough, Javier I. Escobar and M. Audrey Burnam. This work was also supported by Training Grant in Psychiatric Epidemiology and Biostatistics MH 17104 (Dr. Bucholz) and Research Scientist Award MH 00334 (Dr. Robins).
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Data on respondents from household and institutional samples from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study who reported a depressive spell within the last year were analyzed to determine the type of recent depressive symptoms, sociodemographic and personal characteristics related to recent discussion with a doctor about depressive illness. Symptoms of lost appetite or substantial weight loss, being female and separated or widowed, and not using the Emergency Room as a usual source of care encouraged a recent discussion. Comparison with findings from studies of general mental health services use suggests that influences on help-seeking may vary across psychiatric disorders.
AB - Data on respondents from household and institutional samples from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study who reported a depressive spell within the last year were analyzed to determine the type of recent depressive symptoms, sociodemographic and personal characteristics related to recent discussion with a doctor about depressive illness. Symptoms of lost appetite or substantial weight loss, being female and separated or widowed, and not using the Emergency Room as a usual source of care encouraged a recent discussion. Comparison with findings from studies of general mental health services use suggests that influences on help-seeking may vary across psychiatric disorders.
KW - Depressive illness
KW - Help-seeking
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U2 - 10.1016/0165-0327(87)90033-4
DO - 10.1016/0165-0327(87)90033-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 2956308
AN - SCOPUS:0023227744
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 12
SP - 241
EP - 250
JO - Journal of affective disorders
JF - Journal of affective disorders
IS - 3
ER -