Noh S, Wu Z, Speechley M, Kaspar V
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1992 Sep;180(9):578-82. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199209000-00006.
The Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression scale was used to measure depression by applying DSM-III criteria to a community sample of 860 adult Korean immigrants residing in Toronto, Canada. A total of 2.6% of men (95% confidence interval, 1.1% to 4.1%) and 6.7% of women (95% confidence interval, 4.3% to 9.1%) manifested depressive syndrome, rates not substantially different from those reported in North American community populations. The study also identified the subgroups in which the gender differences in depression were the greatest. Both the role demand (or double burden) and power explanations of gender differences might be supported. The mental health implications of social roles, including gender role, may be better understood from cross-cultural or multicultural perspectives.
采用流行病学研究中心抑郁量表，依据《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第三版标准，对居住在加拿大多伦多的860名成年韩国移民社区样本进行抑郁测量。共有2.6%的男性（95%置信区间为1.1%至4.1%）和6.7%的女性（95%置信区间为4.3%至9.1%）表现出抑郁综合征，这一比率与北美社区人群报告的比率无显著差异。该研究还确定了抑郁性别差异最大的亚组。性别差异的角色需求（或双重负担）和权力解释可能都得到支持。从跨文化或多元文化视角或许能更好地理解包括性别角色在内的社会角色对心理健康的影响。
