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Postbereavement depressive mood and its prebereavement predictors in HIV+ and HIV– gay men.
Abstract
Prebereavement predictors of the course of postbereavement depressive mood were examined in 110 gay men who were their partner's caregiver until the partner's death of AIDS. In all, 37 HIV+ and 73 HIV- bereaved caregiving partners were assessed bimonthly throughout a 10-month period beginning 3 months before and ending 7 months after the partner's death. Throughout the 10 months, mean Centers for Epidemiology Scale-Depression (CES-D) scores on depressive mood were above the cutoff for being at risk for major depression. CES-D scores decreased for 63% bereaved caregivers over the 7 postbereavement months, and 37% showed little change from high CES-D scores or increasing CES-D scores. High prebereavement CES-D scores and finding positive meaning in caregiving predicted diminishing depressive mood; HIV+ serostatus, longer relationships, hassles, and use of distancing and self-blame to cope predicted unrelieved depressive mood.
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“Experiences of loss, in turn, are associated with depressive symptoms, substance use, and several other psychosocial health problems among the general population and gay and bisexual men specifically (Folkman, Chesney, Collette, Boccellari, & Cooke, 1996; Martin & Hetrick, 1988; Sikkema, Kochman, DiFranceisco, Kelly, & Hoffmann, 2003)”
From A transdiagnostic minority stress treatment approach for gay and bisexual men's syndemic health conditions (2015) · cites this paper as Folkman et al., 1996
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- Authors
- Folkman, S., Chesney, M., Collette, L., Boccellari, A., & Cooke, M.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- ORCID
- Chesney, Margaret
- Venue
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- Published
- 1996
- Volume
- 70
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 336-348
- ISSN
- 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1315
- OpenAlex
- W2031096098
- Cited by
- 141
- References
- 48
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 7.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01mh044045-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH 44045)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Keywords
- bereavement, depression, gay men, HIV, AIDS, coping, distancing, self-blame, hassles, relationship duration, HIV status
- MeSH terms
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Bereavement, Depression, Follow-Up Studies, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Risk Factors, San Francisco, Sick Role, Caregivers, Homosexuality, Male
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