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| The relation of entrapment, shame and guilt to depression, in carers of people with dementia | | Author(s) | Y Martin, P Gilbert, K McEwan |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 2, March 2006 |
| Pages | pp 101-106 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Family care ; Emotions ; Stress ; Depression ; Correlation. |
| Annotation | There is increasing research exploring depression in carers of people with dementia. This study explored the relation of entrapment, shame and guilt to depression in a group of 70 carers of those with dementia. As in other studies, the experience of entrapment in the role was highly related to depression. Moreover, experience of shame relating to self-criticism, other people's expectations and the fear of their criticism were significantly related to depression, entrapment and guilt. Guilt however - as focused on the fears of harming others, letting others down and sense of responsibility - was not associated with depression or entrapment. Depression in carers may relate in part to feeling trapped in a role, but also being vulnerable to criticism and feelings of inadequacy in that role. In this study, degree of behavioural disturbance or dependence was not found to be significantly associated with any of the research variables. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061107002 A |
| Classmark | EA: P6:SJ: DL: QNH: ENR: 49 |
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