Department of Humanities and Social Science, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Ropar, Punjab, 140001, India.
Community Ment Health J. 2023 Jul;59(5):999-1012. doi: 10.1007/s10597-022-01083-w. Epub 2023 Jan 1.
Depressive symptomatology casts a more adverse impact on the well-being of women in countries with unfavourable societal norms. The prevalence of depressive symptomatology in Indian women and the treatment gap in case of mental health issues are alarming and thus may require interventions at a community level. The present study tested the efficacy of a psychosocial community-based intervention in managing depressive symptomatology and associated factors like rumination, reappraisal, psychological resilience, and self-efficacy using a pre-test post-test control group design. A total of 114 (M=23.03, SD = 5.29) and 37 (M=24.89, SD = 6.44) adult females were there in the experimental and the control group, respectively. A series of ANOVAs showed that participants' scores on depressive symptomatology and associated vulnerabilities and defences improved as compared to the baseline and the control group. The findings support the use of psychosocial community-based intervention in a non-specialized healthcare setting to manage depressive symptomatology, associated vulnerability and defences.
在社会规范不利的国家，抑郁症状对女性的幸福感产生更不利的影响。印度女性抑郁症状的患病率和心理健康问题的治疗差距令人震惊，因此可能需要在社区层面进行干预。本研究采用前测后测对照组设计，测试了一种基于社区的心理社会干预在管理抑郁症状及相关因素（如反刍、重新评价、心理弹性和自我效能感）方面的效果。共有 114 名（M=23.03，SD=5.29）和 37 名（M=24.89，SD=6.44）成年女性分别在实验组和对照组中。一系列方差分析表明，与基线和对照组相比，参与者在抑郁症状和相关脆弱性和防御方面的得分有所提高。研究结果支持在非专业医疗保健环境中使用基于社区的心理社会干预来管理抑郁症状、相关脆弱性和防御。
