Stereotypes of depression patients, social public and psychiatrist-nurse on depression people / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Object To explore the difference of explicit and implicit depression stereotypes for people with major depressive disorder, social public, psychiatrists and nurses.Methods 61 major depressive disorder patients(MDD) ,55 social public people(SPP) and 56 psychiatrists and nurses(PN) were enrolled.All participants were measured by explicit depression stereotype evaluations and implicit association tests.Results There was significantly difference on the positive explicit stereotype scores about depressive stereotypes (DS) among the MDD (2.31±1.60) ,SPP(2.43±1.55) and PN(3.12±1.58)(F=23.22, P=0.00).LSD test showed significantly difference on the positive explicit stereotype scores about DS between the MDD and PN,with the similar to the SPP and the PN(P＜0.05).There was significantly difference on the negative explicit stereotype scores about DS among the MDD(4.09±2.22), SPP (3.97±2.01) and PN (3.23± 1.64) (F=30.16, P=0.00).LSD test showed significantly difference on the negative explicit stereotype scores about DS between the MDD and PN,with the similar to the SPP and the PN (P＜ 0.05).There was no significantly difference on the implicit stereotype scores about DS among the MDD,SPP and PN(F=2.03, P=0.12).Conclusion The MDD,SPP and PN show negative impicit stereotype about DS.However,the PN shows positive explicit stereotype about DS.