Celia F. Hybels | Scholars@Duke

Celia F. Hybels
Associate Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor Emeritus in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Behavioral Health, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2016
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Institutes and Centers 2000

Contact Information

Box 3003 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
Room 1505 Blue Zone, Durham, NC 27710
celia.hybels@duke.edu (919) 660-7546

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1997
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Behavioral Health, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2011 - 2016
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Behavioral Health, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2011
- Assistant Research Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Behavioral Health, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2002 - 2006
Research
Selected Grants
- Disentangling Late Life Depression, Vascular Lesions and Functional Decline awarded by National Institutes of Health 2012 - 2015
- Trend and Trajectories of Oral Health among Older Americans awarded by National Institutes of Health 2009 - 2014
- IPA - Celia Hybels awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2012 - 2013
- IPA - Celia Hybels awarded by Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center 2013
- Subtypes and Trajectories of Depression in Older Adults awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2012
- Depression and Physical Functioning in Older Adults awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2009
- Antidepressant Use by Older Adults awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2005
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Book Sections
  - Hybels, CF, and Blazer, DG. "Epidemiology of psychiatric illness." In The Medical Basis of Psychiatry: Fourth Edition, 671-686. January 1, 2016. Full Text
- Journal Articles
  - Luo, H, Hybels, CF, and Wu, B. "Acculturation, depression and oral health of immigrants in the USA." International Dental Journal 68, no. 4 (August 2018): 245-252. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Wu, B, Landerman, LR, Liang, J, Bennett, JM, and Plassman, BL. "Trends in decayed teeth among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time." Journal of public health dentistry 76, no. 4 (September 2016): 287-294. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, Blazer, DG, and Steffens, DC. "Heterogeneity in the three-year course of major depression among older adults." International journal of geriatric psychiatry 31, no. 7 (July 2016): 775-782. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Bennett, JM, Landerman, LR, Liang, J, Plassman, BL, and Wu, B. "Trajectories of depressive symptoms and oral health outcomes in a community sample of older adults." International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 31, no. 1 (January 2016): 83-91. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, Payne, ME, and Steffens, DC. "Late-life Depression Modifies the Association Between Cerebral White Matter Hyperintensities and Functional Decline Among Older Adults." The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 24, no. 1 (January 2016): 42-49. Full Text
  - Wu, B, Hybels, C, Liang, J, Landerman, L, and Plassman, B. "Social stratification and tooth loss among middle-aged and older Americans from 1988 to 2004." Community dentistry and oral epidemiology 42, no. 6 (December 2014): 495-502. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, George, LK, Blazer, DG, Pieper, CF, Cohen, HJ, and Koenig, HG. "Inflammation and Coagulation as Mediators in the Relationships Between Religious Attendance and Functional Limitations in Older Adults." Journal of Aging and Health 26, no. 4 (June 2014): 679-697. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, Landerman, LR, Payne, ME, and Steffens, DC. "Vascular lesions and functional limitations among older adults: does depression make a difference?." International psychogeriatrics (May 9, 2014): 1-9. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, Landerman, LR, Payne, ME, and Steffens, DC. "Vascular lesions and functional limitations among older adults: Does depression make a difference?." International Psychogeriatrics 26, no. 9 (January 1, 2014): 1501-1509. Full Text
  - Wu, B, Hybels, C, Liang, J, Landerman, L, and Plassman, B. "Social stratification and tooth loss among middle-aged and older Americans from 1988 to 2004." Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology 42, no. 6 (January 1, 2014): 495-502. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Landerman, LR, and Blazer, DG. "Latent subtypes of depression in a community sample of older adults: can depression clusters predict future depression trajectories?." J Psychiatr Res 47, no. 10 (October 2013): 1288-1297. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hybels, CF, Landerman, LR, and Blazer, DG. "Latent subtypes of depression in a community sample of older adults: Can depression clusters predict future depression trajectories?." Journal of Psychiatric Research 47, no. 10 (2013): 1288-1297. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, George, LK, and Koenig, HG. "The complex association between religious activities and functional limitations in older adults." Gerontologist 52, no. 5 (October 2012): 676-685. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hybels, CF, Landerman, LR, and Blazer, DG. "Age differences in symptom expression in patients with major depression." Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27, no. 6 (June 2012): 601-611. Full Text Link to Item
  - Kuchibhatla, MN, Fillenbaum, GG, Hybels, CF, and Blazer, DG. "Trajectory classes of depressive symptoms in a community sample of older adults." Acta Psychiatr Scand 125, no. 6 (June 2012): 492-501. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, Landerman, LR, and Steffens, DC. "Erratum: Heterogeneity in symptom profiles among older adults diagnosed with major depression (International Psychogeriatrics (2011) 23:5 (906-922) DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210002346)." International Psychogeriatrics 24, no. 1 (2012): 170--. Full Text
  - Dickinson, WJ, Potter, GG, Hybels, CF, McQuoid, DR, and Steffens, DC. "Change in stress and social support as predictors of cognitive decline in older adults with and without depression." International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 26, no. 12 (December 2011): 1267-1274. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, Landerman, LR, and Steffens, DC. "Heterogeneity in symptom profiles among older adults diagnosed with major depression." International Psychogeriatrics 23, no. 6 (August 2011): 906-922. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, and Blazer, DG. "Epidemiology and Geriatric Psychiatry." (April 19, 2011): 535-557. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Oddone, CG, Hybels, CF, McQuoid, DR, and Steffens, DC. "Social support modifies the relationship between personality and depressive symptoms in older adults." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 19, no. 2 (February 2011): 123-131. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, and Blazer, DG. "Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems and Drinking Patterns." (December 2, 2010): 671-678. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Blazer, DG, and Hybels, CF. "Shortness of breath as a predictor of depressive symptoms in a community sample of older adults." Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25, no. 10 (October 2010): 1080-1084. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, Blazer, DG, Fillenbaum, GG, and Steffens, DC. "Trajectories of mobility and IADL function in older patients diagnosed with major depression." Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25, no. 1 (January 2010): 74-81. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, and Blazer, DG. "The complex relationship between depressive symptoms and functional limitations in community-dwelling older adults: the impact of subthreshold depression." Psychological Medicine 39, no. 10 (October 2009): 1677-1688. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, and Pieper, CF. "Epidemiology and geriatric psychiatry." Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17, no. 8 (August 2009): 627-631. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, Pieper, CF, Landerman, LR, and Steffens, DC. "Profiles of depressive symptoms in older adults diagnosed with major depression: latent cluster analysis." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 17, no. 5 (May 2009): 387-396. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, Blazer, DG, and Steffens, DC. "The course of depressive symptoms in older adults with comorbid major depression and dysthymia." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 16, no. 4 (April 2008): 300-309. Full Text
  - Blazer, DG, and Hybels, CF. "Epidemiology of psychiatric illness." (January 1, 2008): 547-559. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Whitson, HE, Cousins, SW, Burchett, BM, Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, and Cohen, HJ. "The combined effect of visual impairment and cognitive impairment on disability in older people." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55, no. 6 (June 2007): 885-891. Full Text
  - Blazer, DG, Sachs-Ericsson, N, and Hybels, CF. "Perception of unmet basic needs as a predictor of depressive symptoms among community-dwelling older adults." J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62, no. 2 (February 2007): 191-195. Link to Item
  - Blazer, DG, Hybels, CF, and Fillenbaum, GG. "Response letter to Dr. Cheng [2]." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55, no. 1 (2007): 130--. Full Text
  - Payne, ME, Hybels, CF, Bales, CW, and Steffens, DC. "Vascular nutritional correlates of late-life depression." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 14, no. 9 (September 2006): 787-795. Full Text
  - Fillenbaum, GG, Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, Konrad, TR, Burchett, BM, and Blazer, DG. "Provider characteristics related to antidepressant use in older people." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 54, no. 6 (June 2006): 942-949. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, Pieper, CF, Burchett, BM, Hays, JC, Fillenbaum, GG, Kubzansky, LD, and Berkman, LF. "Sociodemographic characteristics of the neighborhood and depressive symptoms in older adults: using multilevel modeling in geriatric psychiatry." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 14, no. 6 (June 2006): 498-506. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, and Steffens, DC. "Partial remission. A common outcome in older adults treated for major depression." Geriatrics 61, no. 4 (April 2006): 22-26. (Review) Link to Item
  - Blazer, DG, Hybels, CF, and Fillenbaum, GG. "Metabolic syndrome predicts mobility decline in a community-based sample of older adults." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 54, no. 3 (March 2006): 502-506. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Steffens, DC, McQuoid, DR, and Rama Krishnan, KR. "Residual symptoms in older patients treated for major depression." International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 20, no. 12 (December 2005): 1196-1202. Full Text
  - Blazer, DG, and Hybels, CF. "Origins of depression in later life." Psychological Medicine 35, no. 9 (September 2005): 1241-1252. (Review) Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, and Steffens, DC. "Predictors of partial remission in older patients treated for major depression: the role of comorbid dysthymia." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 13, no. 8 (August 2005): 713-721. Full Text
  - Blazer, DG, Hybels, CF, Fillenbaum, GG, and Pieper, CF. "Predictors of antidepressant use among older adults: have they changed over time?." The American Journal of Psychiatry 162, no. 4 (April 2005): 705-710. Full Text
  - Blazer, DG. "The association between successful treatment of depression and physical functioning in older people seeking primary care." J Am Geriatr Soc 53, no. 3 (March 2005): 543-544. Full Text Link to Item
  - Blazer, DG, Sachs-Ericsson, N, and Hybels, CF. "Perception of unmet basic needs as a predictor of mortality among community-dwelling older adults." American Journal of Public Health 95, no. 2 (February 2005): 299-304. Full Text
  - Blazer, DG, and Hybels, CF. "What symptoms of depression predict mortality in community-dwelling elders?." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 52, no. 12 (December 2004): 2052-2056. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, and Blazer, DG. "Epidemiology of late-life mental disorders." Clinics in Geriatric Medicine 19, no. 4 (November 2003): 663-v. (Review) Full Text
  - Steffens, DC, Trost, WT, Payne, ME, Hybels, CF, and MacFall, JR. "Apolipoprotein E genotype and subcortical vascular lesions in older depressed patients and control subjects." Biological Psychiatry 54, no. 7 (October 2003): 674-681. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Pieper, CF, and Blazer, DG. "Sex differences in the relationship between subthreshold depression and mortality in a community sample of older adults." The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry : Official Journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 10, no. 3 (May 2002): 283-291. Full Text
  - Rozzini, R, Frisoni, GB, Sabatini, T, Trabucchi, M, Blazer, DG, Hybels, CF, and Pieper, CF. "Response to "the association of depression and mortality in elderly persons" [1] (multiple letters)." Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 57, no. 2 (2002): M144-M145.
  - Blazer, DG, Hybels, CF, and Pieper, CF. "The association of depression and mortality in elderly persons: a case for multiple, independent pathways." The Journals of Gerontology. Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 56, no. 8 (August 2001): M505-M509. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, and Pieper, CF. "Toward a threshold for subthreshold depression: an analysis of correlates of depression by severity of symptoms using data from an elderly community sample." The Gerontologist 41, no. 3 (June 2001): 357-365. Full Text
  - Kales, HC, Blow, FC, and Mellow, AM. "Antidepressant use by race." The American Journal of Psychiatry 158, no. 6 (June 2001): 974-975. (Letter) Full Text
  - Blazer, D, Hybels, C, Simonsick, E, and Hanlon, JT. "Sedative, hypnotic, and antianxiety medication use in an aging cohort over ten years: a racial comparison." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 48, no. 9 (September 2000): 1073-1079. Full Text
  - Blazer, DG, Hybels, CF, Simonsick, EM, and Hanlon, JT. "Marked differences in antidepressant use by race in an elderly community sample: 1986-1996." The American Journal of Psychiatry 157, no. 7 (July 2000): 1089-1094. Full Text
  - Hybels, CF, Blazer, DG, and Kaplan, BH. "Social and personal resources and the prevalence of phobic disorder in a community population." Psychol Med 30, no. 3 (May 2000): 705-716. Link to Item
  - Koenig, HG, Westlund, RE, George, LK, Hughes, DC, Blazer, DG, and Hybels, C. "Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals." Psychosomatics 34, no. 1 (January 1993): 61-69. Full Text
  - Eagle, D, Hybels, C, and Proeschold-Bell, RJ. "Perceived social support, received social support, and depression among clergy (Accepted)." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships .

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Book Sections

Journal Articles