Journal article

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

Health (London, England : 1997) | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1177/1363459314539774

Abstract

© The Author(s) 2014. 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 ..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Patty Chondros Author

Konstancja Densley Author

Kelsey Hegarty Author

Jane Gunn Author

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Keywords

Major Depressive Disorder

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

4203 Health Services and Systems

42 Health Sciences

Clinical Research

Social Sciences

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

7.1 Individual Care Needs

Behavioral and Social Science

Social Sciences, Biomedical

Brain Disorders

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Biomedical Social Sciences

Serious Mental Illness