Objective To explore the mediating effects of resilience between family function and geriatric depression. Methods By convenient sampling, 212 elderly people who were from the communities in Yuexiu, Guangxhou city were analyzed by using Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30) and Family Concern Index Questionnaire (APGAR) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the self-designed General Condition Questionnaire, and a mediating model was proposed and the impacts of resilience on family function and geriatric depression were tested. Results The incidence rate of depression among the community elderly was 23.6% (50/212), and the average score of APGAR was 7.87 ± 2.83, and the average score of CD-RISC was 83.66 ± 12.88. The scores of GDS-30 showed significantly negative correlation with the scores of APGAR (r=-0.582,P<0.01)and the scores of CD-RISC (r=-0.425, P<0.01), and there was positive correlation between the scores of APGAR and the scores of CD-RISC (r=0.335, P < 0.01). The mediating model had high degree of fitting, and level of path had statistical significance (P < 0.01). Resilience was the mediator between family function and geriatric depression. Family function had direct effects (0.50) on geriatric depression and indirect effects (0.11) through resilience, and the combined effects of family function and resilience determined 45%changing range of geriatric depression. Conclusions Family function was a direct predictor of geriatric depression, and resilience had mediating effects between family function and geriatric depression. Community mental health work should pay enough attention to the effects of family function on the life of the aged, and increased the care to the elderly with family dysfunction, while promote and develop family-centered mental health education, propaganda and psychological guidance, so that improves resilience of the aged and help the aged positively coping and maintain good mental health status.

Objective To translate the English version of Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (SSMIS) into Chinese and evaluate the scale's reliability and validity.Methods According to Jones' Translation Model,the English version of Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (SSMIS) was translated into Chinese.And then use the Self-esteem scale,self-efficacy scale to test the criterion validity of SSMIS.The study investigated in a sample of 192 patients with mental illness in Guangzhou city by convenience sampling.The exploratory factor analysis and Cronbach's α coefficient were used to test the scale's reliability and validity.Results The overall Coronach's α coefficient of SSMIS-C was 0.96,and the Coronach's α coefficient among the four subscales was from 0.90 to 0.94.The correlation coefficient between the total scale and each factor was from 0.81 to 0.90,the correlation coefficient among each factor was from 0.42 to 0.78.And the correlation coefficient between the self-esteem,self-efficacy and SSMIS-C showed statistical significance (r =-0.346 ～ -0.144) (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01).Conclusion The reliability and construct validity of SSMIS-C are in line with the requirements of psychometrics,which can be applied to self-stigma in China.

Objective To develop the Chinese version of depression stigma scale ( DSS) and examine its reliability and validity .Methods The Chinese version of DSS was formed using the standard translation /retroversion method , and its reliability , content validity index ( CVI ) , construct validity , criterion-related validity ( CRV) and discriminant validity were examined subsequently .Results The Cronbach′s αcoefficient for Chinese version of DSS was 0.78 and the test-retest reliability of the scale was 0.74, which was correlated with perceived devaluation-discrimination scale(PDD) significantly (r=0.37,P<0.01).Conclusions The Chinese version of DSS has a good reliability and validity in general population , and can be used to evaluate public′s belief, cognition and behavior toward depression and patients with depression .

Objective To investigate the influence of stigma on QOL of patients with mental disorders.Methods By using Link stigma series scale and schizophrenic quality of life scale,we assessed and analyzed 406 psychiatric patients′stigma and QOL, as well as the correlation and influence between them.Results The score of perceived devaluation-discrimination dimension of the stigma scale had positive correlation with total score of QOL,score of psycho-social dimension and score of motivation and energy dimension (P <0.05).The scores of challenge dimension and separation dimension in the stigma scale had positive correlation with motivation and energy dimension of the QOL scale (P <0.05).Regression analysis showed that stigma did not have influence on QOL of patients with mental disorders.Conclusion Stigma in psychiatric patients has no significant influence on QOL,but correla-tion relationship exists between them.The higher score of perceived devaluation-discrimination dimension,challenge dimension and separation dimension of stigma scale,the poor QOL the patient would have.

Objective To investigate needs of caregivers of patients with schizophrenia for mental health knowledge and provide the scientific evidence for formulating the general intervention to improve the caregivers′mental health knowledge and skills . Methods Sixty-five caregivers of the patients with schizophrenia participated in the survey by a general state questionnaire and the requirement to mental health knowledge and skill questionnaire using the convenience sampling method. The survey included mental illness knowledge drug, knowledge rehabilitative therapy and self-adjustment. Results Among all the items of the questionnaire, the 3 items they needed most was mental illness knowledge, the preventing method and the symptoms of the recurrent diseases. The 3 items they needed most in respect of drug knowledge were what examinations are needed when taking special drugs, the adverse reactions of the antipsychotic drugs and the importance of persisting in taking drugs. The 3 they needed most in respect of rehabilitative therapy were the relationship between psychology and disease rehabilitation, the role of mental treatment and the role of work-entertainment therapy. The 3 items they needed most in respect of self-adjustment included sleep adjustment, self-adjustment of affects and self-management of daily life and instructions on dieting. Conclusions The caregivers′mental health knowledge and skills are not enough. Therefore, their mental health knowledge and skills should be strengthened so that they can take better care of the patients to realize comprehensive rehabilitation of patients.

Objective To investigate the state of perceived discrimination,mental health knowledge and self-discrimination of the public,and analyze the relationship among these variables,and explore the mediating effect of mental health knowledge between the perceived discrimination and self-discrimination.Methods A total of 1 088 residents in Guangzhou City were assessed with the Perceived Devaluation-Discrimination Scale (PDDS),Attitudes about Mental Illness Associated Stigma Scale-Chinese Version (AMIASS-C) and Mental Heahh Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ).Results The average score of PDDS was 2.63±0.35.The rate of mental health knowledge was 72.4％(788/1 088) and the score of AMIASS-C was 2.58±0.45.The perceived discrimination,mental health knowledge and self-discrimination were significantly correlated with each other,r=0.320,-0.240,P＜0.01.The mental health knowledge played a negative mediating role between perceived discrimination and self-discrimination.Conclusions The mental health knowledge was a mediator between perceived discrimination and self-discrimination.

Objective To investigate the state of perceived stigma,self-efficacy and quality of life of patients with mental disorders,and analyze the relationship among these variables,and explore the mediating effect of self-efficacy between the perceived stigma and quality of life.Methods Totally 406 patients with mental disorders were assessed with the Perceived Devaluation-Discrimination Scale (PDDS),Self-efficacy Scale (SES) and Schizophrenia Quality of Life Scale (SQOLS).Results The average score of PDDS was (2.44±0.36).The average score of GSES was (25.75±7.31).The perceived stigma,self-efficacy and quality of life were significantly correlated with each other.The self-efficacy played a mediating role between perceived stigma and quality of life.Conclusions The self-efficacy is the intermediary variable of perceived stigma and QOL of patients with mental disorders.

Objective To investigate correlations between nursing students’discrimination on psychopaths and exposure to them.Method One hundred and twenty-one nursing students were involved in the investigation by a general information questionnaire,a discrimination against mental patients scale(DAMPS)and an exposure to mental patients scale(FLS).Results The total mean score on discrimination,scores on isolation dimension and scores on capability were all significantly lower than the norms(all P<0.01).Negative correlation was observed between nursing students’discrimination against patients and exposure to patients(r=-0.31,P<0.05). Conclusion Measures should be taken to encourage nurses to understand patients so as to alleviate their discrimination.

Objective To explore the resilience and its influencing factors of nurses.Methods I 356 nurses from 11 comprehensive hospitals of Guangzhou were assessed by Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale,General Self-Efficacy Scale,Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and Chinese Nurse Job Stress Scale.Results ①The score of nurses' resilience was (59.99± 13.59) and it was significantly lower (t=-t4.656,P＜0.001) than that of the domestic norm (65.4±13.9,n=560).There were statistic difference (P＜0.05) among the total score and 3 dimensions scores of resilience on different educational level and professional rank of nurses.②Nurses' resilience had a obvious positive correlation with the educational level,professional rank,self-efficacy,positive coping(P＜ 0.01),and a obvious negative correlation with the negative coping and job stress(P＜0.01).It can be assumed that educational level,self-efficacy,coping style and job stress had good predictive ability (47.4％).Conclusion The nurses have low resilience than general population.Educational level,self-efficacy,coping style and job stress are influencing factors of resilience.

Objective To investigate the influence of social support , coping style and self efficacy on stigma of patients with mental disorders .Methods Using the Link stigma series scale , the social support rating scale, the General self-efficacy scale and the Simplified coping style questionnaire ,we assessed and analyzed 406 psychiatric patients’ social support, general self-efficacy, coping style and its influence on the stigma . Results The total score of stigma of the 406 patients was (2.33 ±0.19) which was significantly lower than the rating scale point (t=-17.857,P<0.01).The total scores of social support , utilization of social support and general self-efficacy were (32.13 ±7.03), (25.75 ±7.31) and (1.59 ±0.66), which were also significantly different than the national norm (t=42.505, 0.000, -4.866, respectively;P<0.01).Correlation analysis results showed that stigma had significant negative correlation with total score of social support , utilization of social support and general self-efficacy (P<0.05);stigma had positive correlation with negative coping style (P<0.01).Multiple linear stepwise regression showed that negative coping style was the significant influence factor to the stigma (P <0.01).The more negative coping style adopted by the patients , the more serious stigma the patient would perceive .Conclusions It will be helpful to reduce psychiatric patients ’ stigma by improving social support , general self-efficacy and adapting less negative coping style .