Major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis: prevalence and correlates

Q1 Social Sciences

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Pub Date : 2018-07-03 DOI:10.1080/17542863.2017.1364283

M. Economou, K. Souliotis, L. Peppou, Irene Agapidaki, C. Tzavara, C. Stefanis

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Major depression is a common mental health disorder and one of the most pressing public health concerns worldwide. No nationwide survey, which investigates the prevalence of a particular mental disorder, has ever been conducted in Cyprus. The present study aims to fill this gap by attempting to explore the prevalence and correlates of major depression in Cyprus amid financial crisis. A random and representative sample of 600 adult Cypriots participated in the study. The presence of major depression was assessed with the pertinent module of the Structured Clinical Interview (SCI-D), while the Index of Personal Economical Distress (IPED) was employed in order to measure participants’ degree of financial strain. One-month prevalence of major depression was found to be 11.5%. A substantial proportion of the sample reported difficulties in paying household bills (40.9%), clothing (38.9%) and the supermarket (37.1%). Furthermore, female gender, divorced/widowed family status, low educational attainment, unemployment and financial hardship were found to be risk factors for major depression; whereas social networks and institutional trust were found to act in a protective manner. The present study suggests that the impact of financial crisis on mental health is unequally distributed among the general population in Cyprus, rendering certain subgroups particularly vulnerable.

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金融危机中塞浦路斯的严重抑郁症:患病率和相关因素

重度抑郁症是一种常见的精神健康障碍，也是全球最紧迫的公共卫生问题之一。塞浦路斯从未进行过调查某种精神疾病流行程度的全国性调查。本研究旨在填补这一空白，试图探讨塞浦路斯在金融危机期间严重抑郁症的患病率和相关性。600名成年塞浦路斯人随机抽样参加了这项研究。采用结构化临床访谈的相关模块(SCI-D)评估重度抑郁的存在，采用个人经济困难指数(IPED)衡量参与者的经济压力程度。一个月重度抑郁症患病率为11.5%。相当大比例的受访者表示在支付家庭账单(40.9%)、服装(38.9%)和超市(37.1%)方面存在困难。女性性别、离异/丧偶家庭状况、受教育程度低、失业和经济困难是重度抑郁症的危险因素;而社会网络和机构信任则以保护的方式起作用。本研究表明，金融危机对心理健康的影响在塞浦路斯一般人口中分布不均，使某些亚群体特别脆弱。

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International Journal of Culture and Mental Health Social Sciences-Cultural Studies

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期刊介绍： This title has ceased (2018). This important peer-review journal provides an innovative forum, both international and multidisciplinary, for addressing cross-cultural issues and mental health. Culture as it comes to bear on mental health is a rapidly expanding area of inquiry and research within psychiatry and psychology, and other related fields such as social work, with important implications for practice in the global context. The journal is an essential resource for health care professionals working in the field of cross-cultural mental health.Readership includes psychiatrists, psychologists, medical anthropologists, medical sociologists, psychiatric nurses and social workers, general practitioners and other mental health professionals interested in the area. The International Journal of Culture and Mental Health publishes original empirical research, review papers and theoretical articles in the fields of cross-cultural psychiatry and psychology. Contributions from the fields of medical anthropology and medical sociology are particularly welcome. A continuing dialogue between members of various disciplines in various fields is encouraged. The aim of the journal is to encourage its readers to think about various issues which have clouded cross-cultural development of ideas. The journal lays special emphasis on developing further links between medical anthropology, medical sociology, clinical psychiatry and psychology, and implications of the findings on service provisions. The journal is published four times a year. The style of reference is Harvard. All research articles in this journal, including those in special issues, special sections or supplements, have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two independent referees.