Estimating the Effect of Anticipated Depression Treatment-Related Stigma on Depression Remission among People with Noncommunicable Diseases and Depressive Symptoms in Malawi

Citation

Dussault, Josée M.; Zimba, Chifundo; Akello, Harriet; Stockton, Melissa A.; Hill, Sherika N.; Aiello, Allison E.; Keil, Alexander P.; Gaynes, Bradley N.; Udedi, Michael; & Pence, Brian W. (2023). Estimating the Effect of Anticipated Depression Treatment-Related Stigma on Depression Remission among People with Noncommunicable Diseases and Depressive Symptoms in Malawi. PLOS ONE, 18(3), e0282016. PMCID: PMC10019662

Abstract

PURPOSE: While mental health stigma research is sparse in Malawi, research in other settings suggests that stigma represents a barrier to mental health treatment and recovery. Accordingly, we conducted an analysis to understand the role of treatment-related stigma in depression care in Malawi by estimating the effect of patients' baseline anticipated treatment-related stigma on their 3-month probability of depression remission when newly identified with depression.
METHODS: We conducted depression screening and treatment at 10 noncommunicable disease (NCD) clinics across Malawi from April 2019 through December 2021. Eligible cohort participants were 18-65 years with depressive symptoms indicated by a PHQ-9 score

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282016

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2023

Journal Title

PLOS ONE

Author(s)

Dussault, Josée M.
Zimba, Chifundo
Akello, Harriet
Stockton, Melissa A.
Hill, Sherika N.
Aiello, Allison E.
Keil, Alexander P.
Gaynes, Bradley N.
Udedi, Michael
Pence, Brian W.

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC10019662

Data Set/Study

Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Partnership for Mental Health Capacity Building (SHARP)

Continent/Country

Malawi

ORCiD

Aiello - 0000-0001-7029-2537