Annotated Bibliography: – Stigma Associated with Depression

Brower, K. J. (2021). The professional stigma of mental health issues: physicians are both the cause and solution. Academic medicine, 96(5), 635.

The journal tries to analyze the complex facts that people living with depression believe that physicians are the cause of their troubles.

Furthermore, the source evaluates real-life cases where people with depression failed to seek attention because physicians were the course of their troubles.

The source was helpful because it contained information related to my topic, but its authenticity was questionable. It required maximum attention compared to other sources because it was somehow complex to understand.

Campbell, R. D., & Mowbray, O. (2016). The stigma of depression: Black American experiences. Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 25(4), 253-269.

This journal tries to evaluate the stigma associated with individuals living with depression, especially black Americans.

From a wider perspective, the journal tries to evaluate some of the factors why whites misunderstand blacks suffering from the aftermath of a depression attack based on cultural and ethnic diversity in America.

The article was beneficial because it delves into society, culture, and blacks living with depression.

The book was authentic because it contained real-life stories of black individuals who have suffered from depression.

Furthermore, because I wanted to understand why blacks fall into depression in white-dominated societies, the article was perfect for my essay writing.

Compared to other sources, it was essential because it explained depression from a social perspective.

Curcio, C., & Corboy, D. (2020). Stigma and anxiety disorders: A systematic review. Stigma and Health, 5(2), 125.

The article provides a detailed systematic review of research examining the individual association of personal, public, and self-stigma.

The article tries to explain how self-stigma changes to public stigma. The source was very helpful because it detailed all the necessary information to understand how stigma grows from personal to public.

The information from the source was reliable because it contained current trends about depression.

Gates, G. (2019). Trauma, stigma, and autism: Developing resilience and loosening the grip of shame. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

The book proposes ways that can be used to reduce the social pressure mounted on people living with depression.

Besides, the book tries to evaluate the kind of trauma experienced by individuals with depression and how they receive help from the immediate society.

The book is useful because it contains perfect information related to my topic. It is authentic because it contains up-to-date and is from a reliable source; Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

On the other hand, the book is not quite specific on the exact ways in which the public can accommodate people living with depression. Compared to other sources, it is a bit complex to understand.

Ibrahim, N., Amit, N., Shahar, S., Wee, L. H., Ismail, R., Khairuddin, R., … & Safien, A. M. (2019). Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia. BMC public health, 19(4), 1-8.

The journal evaluates how people living with depression stigmatization forces them to avoid seeking medical attention.

Also, it bases its argument on statistical data carried out among students in Malaysia. The journal was helpful because it provided experimental data related to my topic.

The source was authentic and reliable because it contained information from viable samples.

Furthermore, I was convinced based on how it analyzed statistical data.

Information from the source was well detailed to convince me that stigmatization of depression pushes people away from seeking medical attention. Compared to other sources, it was informative.

Korb, A. (2019). Why Is It Important to Understand the Neuroscience of Depression?

The journal tries to evaluate depression on biological terms. Moreover, the journal explains the biology behind stigma and depression based on social aspects.

The article contains flow charts that detail information on how stigma affects the brain of individuals living with depression.

The journal was helpful because it helped me internalize and understand the biological aspects of depression.

The journal was authentic because it contained updated biological information.

I felt convinced that biology could explain the stigma of depression, making it useful for my paper. Compared to other sources, it was engaging.

LeMoult, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (2019). Depression: A cognitive perspective. Clinical Psychology Review, 69, 51-66.

The source delves into depression based on a cognitive perspective.

The source was easy to use in my research because it was rich in information written by clinicians based on experiments.

The source tries to educate scholars and researchers on how the cognitive structure of human beings contributes to the stigma of depression.

The information gained from this particular source was helpful because it is useful in my essay.

The book contains up-to-date information; experimental research on the last few years.

Compared to other sources, it is easy to understand because it has examples to argue facts about depression and stigma.

Mackenzie, C. S., Visperas, A., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Oliffe, J. L., & Nurmi, M. A. (2019). Age and sex differences in self-stigma and public stigma concerning depression and suicide in men. Stigma and Health, 4(2), 233.

The above source examines the self and public stigma associated with depression among men.

Besides, it tries to explain how depression escalates from self-stigma to public stigma.

The article is precise on the male gender, especially those who commit suicide after depression. The source is reliable because it contains trends of depression in the last few years.

The journal explains the stigma of depression from a social perspective that convinced me it was a perfect source to use in my paper.

Nevertheless, the article was not authentic because it lacked an actual source. Compared to other sources, it is captivating.

Nguyen, T., & Li, X. (2020). Understanding public-stigma and self-stigma in the context of dementia: a systematic review of the global literature. Dementia, 19(2), 148-181.

This particular source tries to analyze how the family as a social unit stigmatizes individuals living with depression.

Additionally, the article tries to examine how the family becomes the first social unit to reject one of its own.

The source was helpful because it tries to explain the stigma of depression using an immediate unit of society.

The source was helpful because it depicted the topic from a cross-contact perspective.

Updated information from the source is reliable. Compared to other sources, it is easy to read and understand.

Rentzenbrink, C. (2021). What I Do to Get Through: How to Run, Swim, Cycle, Sew or Sing Your Way Through Depression. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

This particular book suggests ways and hobbies in nature that depression victims can use to get through self and public stigma.

Also, the book contains stories of individuals who have healed from depression by engaging themselves in such activities.

The book is useful because its manner of explanation depicts day-to-day activities. It is authentic because it contains up-to-date information and was from a reliable source Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

The book is very specific on some of the commonplace activities. Compared to other sources, it is captivating.

Torevell, D. (2019). A Catholic approach to youth depression–implications for those working in Catholic schools, colleges and universities. International Studies in Catholic Education, 11(2), 233-246.

The book tries to evaluate depression from a religious perspective.

Information from the source is based on the experiences of workers in catholic schools who have observed students under their care living with depression.

The book tries to analyze how fellow students stigmatize victims. Information from this particular source was helpful because it enlightened me on a religious perspective of depression.

The book contains up-to-date information, so it is a reliable source. Compared to other sources, this is easy to understand and reflect information gained in my paper.