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ArticlePsychiatry investigation2016

What Does Depression Mean for Korean American Elderly?: A Qualitative Follow-Up Study.

Su Yeon Lee-Tauler, Seung Hee Lee-Kwan, Haera Han, Hochang B Lee, Joseph J Gallo, Jin Hui Joo

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Article in Psychiatry investigation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The lived experience of depression: a bottom-up review co-written by experts by experience and academics.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2023
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  5. Engaging an Asian Immigrant Older Adult in Depression Care: Collaborative Care, Patient-Provider Communication and Ethnic Identity.The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry · 2021
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  8. "We can't carry the weight of the whole worldInternational journal of mental health systems · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Su Yeon Lee-TaulerSchool of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Seung Hee Lee-KwanSchool of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Haera HanSchool of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Hochang B LeePsychological Medicine Service, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Joseph J GalloSchool of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Jin Hui JooSchool of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Using peer mentors to extend depression care to minority older adultsK23MH100705 · NIMH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI JOO, JIN HUI · 2014 to 2017
$749k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH100705
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveKorean American Elderly (KAE) have high rates of depression but underuse mental health services. The purpose of this study was to assess the meaning of depression and help seeking among KAE residing in the United States who have clinically significant depressive symptoms.

methodsAs a follow up to the Memory and Aging Study of Koreans (MASK; n=1,118), a descriptive epidemiological study which showed that only one in four of KAE with clinically significant depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9≥10) used mental health services, we conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with participants with clinically significant depressive symptoms regarding the meaning of depression and beliefs about help seeking. Ten participants with clinically significant depressive symptoms were approached and 8 were recruited for semi-structured interviews.

resultsKAE did not identify themselves as depressed though experiencing clinically significant depressive symptoms. They associated depression with social discrimination, social isolation, and suicide in the extreme circumstance. They attributed depression to not achieving social and material success in America and strained relationships with their children. Participants attempted to self-manage distress without telling others in their social network. However, KAE were willing to consult with mental health professionals if the services were bilingual, affordable, and confidential.

conclusionKAE with clinically significant depressive symptoms are a vulnerable group with need and desire for linguistically and culturally relevant mental health services who are isolated due to a complex array of psychological and social factors.

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DepressionHelp seekingKorean older adultsQualitative research

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PMCPMC5067351
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