Associations of depression status and hopelessness with breast cancer.

Authors

Amanda M. Mitchell, The Ohio State University
Patrick Pössel, University of Louisville
Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, University of Illinois at Chicago
William W. Eaton, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2016

Department

Counseling and Human Development

Abstract

This study extended the literature by examining whether three profiles of depression predicted breast cancer status. In 1076 women of the Baltimore Epidemiologic Catchment Area study, depression status and hopelessness were measured at baseline and breast cancer status was ascertained 24 years later. Double depression, but not major depression or dysthymia, was associated with breast cancer. Hopelessness predicted fewer new cases of breast cancer. When double depression and hopelessness were simultaneously entered as predictors, the regression weights of both predictors increased. The role of severe and extended duration depression as well as possible explanations for unexpected findings are discussed.

Comments

The final version of this paper has been published in Journal of Health Psychology, February 2016 by SAGE Publications Ltd, All rights reserved. © The Authors, 2016. It is available at: http://hpq.sagepub.com

Original Publication Information

Mitchell, Amanda M., Patrick Pössel, Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, and William W. Eaton. "Associations of Depression Status and Hopelessness with Breast Cancer." 2016. Journal of Health Psychology.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105315626998

ThinkIR Citation

Mitchell, Amanda M.; Pössel, Patrick; Van Voorhees, Benjamin W.; and Eaton, William W., "Associations of depression status and hopelessness with breast cancer." (2016). Faculty and Staff Scholarship. 276.
https://ir.library.louisville.edu/faculty/276

DOI

10.1177/1359105315626998