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, Adult Psychiatry & Psychology, 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 - Chapel Hill 1997
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Behavioral Heal(DEFUNCT) (DISPLAY NAME MISSING), Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2011 - 2016
- Assistant Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Behavioral Heal(DEFUNCT) (DISPLAY NAME MISSING), Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 2006 - 2011
- Assistant Research Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Geriatric Behavioral Heal(DEFUNCT) (DISPLAY NAME MISSING), 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 (K01) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2009
- Antidepressant Use by Older Adults awarded by National Institutes of Health 2002 - 2005
External Relationships
- GlaxoSmithKline
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Keyes, Corey L. M., Jia Yao, Celia F. Hybels, Glen Milstein, and Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell. “Are changes in positive mental health associated with increased likelihood of depression over a two year period? A test of the mental health promotion and protection hypotheses.” J Affect Disord 270 (June 1, 2020): 136–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.03.056.
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  - Milstein, G., C. F. Hybels, and R. J. Proeschold-Bell. “A prospective study of clergy spiritual well-being, depressive symptoms, and occupational distress.” Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 12, no. 4 (January 1, 2020): 409–16. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000252.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, and Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell. “Persistent Depressive Symptoms in a Population With High Levels of Occupational Stress: Trajectories Offer Insights Into Both Chronicity and Resilience.” J Psychiatr Pract 24, no. 6 (November 2018): 399–409. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRA.0000000000000337.
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  - Luo, Huabin, Celia F. Hybels, and Bei Wu. “Acculturation, depression and oral health of immigrants in the USA.” Int Dent J 68, no. 4 (August 2018): 245–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/idj.12364.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Bei Wu, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Joan M. Bennett, and Brenda L. Plassman. “Trends in decayed teeth among middle-aged and older adults in the United States: socioeconomic disparities persist over time.” J Public Health Dent 76, no. 4 (September 2016): 287–94. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12153.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Carl F. Pieper, Dan G. Blazer, and David C. Steffens. “Heterogeneity in the three-year course of major depression among older adults.” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 31, no. 7 (July 2016): 775–82. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4391.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Carl F. Pieper, Martha E. Payne, and David C. Steffens. “Late-life Depression Modifies the Association Between Cerebral White Matter Hyperintensities and Functional Decline Among Older Adults.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 24, no. 1 (January 2016): 42–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2015.03.001.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Joan M. Bennett, Lawrence R. Landerman, Jersey Liang, Brenda L. Plassman, and Bei Wu. “Trajectories of depressive symptoms and oral health outcomes in a community sample of older adults.” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 31, no. 1 (January 2016): 83–91. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4292.
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  - Wu, Bei, Celia Hybels, Jersey Liang, Lawrence Landerman, and Brenda Plassman. “Social stratification and tooth loss among middle-aged and older Americans from 1988 to 2004.” Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 42, no. 6 (December 2014): 495–502. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdoe.12116.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Linda K. George, Dan G. Blazer, Carl F. Pieper, Harvey J. Cohen, and Harold G. Koenig. “Inflammation and Coagulation as Mediators in the Relationships Between Religious Attendance and Functional Limitations in Older Adults.” J Aging Health 26, no. 4 (June 2014): 679–97. https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264314527479.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Carl F. Pieper, Lawrence R. Landerman, Martha E. Payne, and David C. Steffens. “Vascular lesions and functional limitations among older adults: does depression make a difference?” Int Psychogeriatr, May 9, 2014, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610214000829.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Lawrence R. Landerman, and Dan G. Blazer. “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): 1288–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2013.05.033.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, Linda K. George, and Harold G. Koenig. “The complex association between religious activities and functional limitations in older adults.” Gerontologist 52, no. 5 (October 2012): 676–85. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnr156.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Lawrence R. Landerman, and Dan G. Blazer. “Age differences in symptom expression in patients with major depression.” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 27, no. 6 (June 2012): 601–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2759.
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  - Kuchibhatla, M. N., G. G. Fillenbaum, C. F. Hybels, and D. G. Blazer. “Trajectory classes of depressive symptoms in a community sample of older adults.” Acta Psychiatr Scand 125, no. 6 (June 2012): 492–501. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.2011.01801.x.
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  - Hybels, C. F., D. G. Blazer, L. R. Landerman, and D. C. Steffens. “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 (January 1, 2012): 170. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610211002304.
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  - Dickinson, Whitney J., Guy G. Potter, Celia F. Hybels, Douglas R. McQuoid, and David C. Steffens. “Change in stress and social support as predictors of cognitive decline in older adults with and without depression.” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 26, no. 12 (December 2011): 1267–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2676.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, Lawrence R. Landerman, and David C. Steffens. “Heterogeneity in symptom profiles among older adults diagnosed with major depression.” Int Psychogeriatr 23, no. 6 (August 2011): 906–22. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610210002346.
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  - Hybels, C. F., and D. G. Blazer. “Epidemiology and Geriatric Psychiatry,” April 19, 2011, 535–57. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470976739.ch29.
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  - Oddone, Cameron G., Celia F. Hybels, Douglas R. McQuoid, and David C. Steffens. “Social support modifies the relationship between personality and depressive symptoms in older adults.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 19, no. 2 (February 2011): 123–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181f7d89a.
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  - Hybels, C. F., and D. G. Blazer. “Epidemiology of Alcohol Problems and Drinking Patterns,” December 2, 2010, 671–78. https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470669600.ch107.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., and Celia F. Hybels. “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): 1080–84. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2477.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Carl F. Pieper, Dan G. Blazer, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, and David C. Steffens. “Trajectories of mobility and IADL function in older patients diagnosed with major depression.” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 25, no. 1 (January 2010): 74–81. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.2300.
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  - Hybels, C. F., C. F. Pieper, and D. G. Blazer. “The complex relationship between depressive symptoms and functional limitations in community-dwelling older adults: the impact of subthreshold depression.” Psychol Med 39, no. 10 (October 2009): 1677–88. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291709005650.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., and Carl F. Pieper. “Epidemiology and geriatric psychiatry.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17, no. 8 (August 2009): 627–31. https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181ad2ba8.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, Carl F. Pieper, Lawrence R. Landerman, and David C. Steffens. “Profiles of depressive symptoms in older adults diagnosed with major depression: latent cluster analysis.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 17, no. 5 (May 2009): 387–96. https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31819431ff.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Carl F. Pieper, Dan G. Blazer, and David C. Steffens. “The course of depressive symptoms in older adults with comorbid major depression and dysthymia.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 16, no. 4 (April 2008): 300–309. https://doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e318162f15f.
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  - Blazer, D. G., and C. F. Hybels. “Epidemiology of psychiatric illness,” January 1, 2008, 547–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-252-6_32.
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  - Whitson, Heather E., Scott W. Cousins, Bruce M. Burchett, Celia F. Hybels, Carl F. Pieper, and Harvey J. Cohen. “The combined effect of visual impairment and cognitive impairment on disability in older people.” J Am Geriatr Soc 55, no. 6 (June 2007): 885–91. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01093.x.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., Natalie Sachs-Ericsson, and Celia F. Hybels. “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): 191–95. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/62.2.191.
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  - Blazer, D. G., C. F. Hybels, and G. G. Fillenbaum. “Response letter to Dr. Cheng [2].” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 55, no. 1 (January 1, 2007): 130. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.01000.x.
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  - Payne, Martha E., Celia F. Hybels, Connie W. Bales, and David C. Steffens. “Vascular nutritional correlates of late-life depression.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14, no. 9 (September 2006): 787–95. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JGP.0000203168.28872.21.
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  - Fillenbaum, Gerda G., Celia F. Hybels, Carl F. Pieper, Thomas R. Konrad, Bruce M. Burchett, and Dan G. Blazer. “Provider characteristics related to antidepressant use in older people.” J Am Geriatr Soc 54, no. 6 (June 2006): 942–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00737.x.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, Carl F. Pieper, Bruce M. Burchett, Judith C. Hays, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, Laura D. Kubzansky, and Lisa F. Berkman. “Sociodemographic characteristics of the neighborhood and depressive symptoms in older adults: using multilevel modeling in geriatric psychiatry.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 14, no. 6 (June 2006): 498–506. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.JGP.0000194649.49784.29.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, and David C. Steffens. “Partial remission. A common outcome in older adults treated for major depression.” Geriatrics 61, no. 4 (April 2006): 22–26.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., Celia F. Hybels, and Gerda G. Fillenbaum. “Metabolic syndrome predicts mobility decline in a community-based sample of older adults.” J Am Geriatr Soc 54, no. 3 (March 2006): 502–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.00607.x.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., David C. Steffens, Douglas R. McQuoid, and K Ranga Rama Krishnan. “Residual symptoms in older patients treated for major depression.” Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 20, no. 12 (December 2005): 1196–1202. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.1418.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., and Celia F. Hybels. “Origins of depression in later life.” Psychol Med 35, no. 9 (September 2005): 1241–52. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291705004411.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Dan G. Blazer, and David C. Steffens. “Predictors of partial remission in older patients treated for major depression: the role of comorbid dysthymia.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 13, no. 8 (August 2005): 713–21. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajgp.13.8.713.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., Celia F. Hybels, Gerda G. Fillenbaum, and Carl F. Pieper. “Predictors of antidepressant use among older adults: have they changed over time?” Am J Psychiatry 162, no. 4 (April 2005): 705–10. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.162.4.705.
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  - Blazer, Dan G. “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): 543–44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53177.x.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., Natalie Sachs-Ericsson, and Celia F. Hybels. “Perception of unmet basic needs as a predictor of mortality among community-dwelling older adults.” Am J Public Health 95, no. 2 (February 2005): 299–304. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2003.035576.
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  - Blazer, Dan G., and Celia F. Hybels. “What symptoms of depression predict mortality in community-dwelling elders?” J Am Geriatr Soc 52, no. 12 (December 2004): 2052–56. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52564.x.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., and Dan G. Blazer. “Epidemiology of late-life mental disorders.” Clin Geriatr Med 19, no. 4 (November 2003): 663–v. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0749-0690(03)00042-9.
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  - Steffens, David C., William T. Trost, Martha E. Payne, Celia F. Hybels, and James R. MacFall. “Apolipoprotein E genotype and subcortical vascular lesions in older depressed patients and control subjects.” Biol Psychiatry 54, no. 7 (October 1, 2003): 674–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01782-1.
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  - Hybels, Celia F., Carl F. Pieper, and Dan G. Blazer. “Sex differences in the relationship between subthreshold depression and mortality in a community sample of older adults.” Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 10, no. 3 (May 2002): 283–91.
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  - Rozzini, Renzo, Giovanni B. Frisoni, Tony Sabatini, and Marco Trabucchi. “The association of depression and mortality in elderly persons.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 57, no. 2 (February 2002): M144–45. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/57.2.m144.
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  - Blazer, D. G., C. F. Hybels, and C. F. Pieper. “The association of depression and mortality in elderly persons: a case for multiple, independent pathways.” J Gerontol a Biol Sci Med Sci 56, no. 8 (August 2001): M505–9. https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/56.8.m505.
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  - Hybels, C. F., D. G. Blazer, and C. F. Pieper. “Toward a threshold for subthreshold depression: an analysis of correlates of depression by severity of symptoms using data from an elderly community sample.” Gerontologist 41, no. 3 (June 2001): 357–65. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/41.3.357.
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  - Kales, H. C., F. C. Blow, and A. M. Mellow. “Antidepressant use by race.” Am J Psychiatry 158, no. 6 (June 2001): 974–75. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.158.6.974.
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  - Blazer, D., C. Hybels, E. Simonsick, and J. T. Hanlon. “Sedative, hypnotic, and antianxiety medication use in an aging cohort over ten years: a racial comparison.” J Am Geriatr Soc 48, no. 9 (September 2000): 1073–79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04782.x.
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  - Blazer, D. G., C. F. Hybels, E. M. Simonsick, and J. T. Hanlon. “Marked differences in antidepressant use by race in an elderly community sample: 1986-1996.” Am J Psychiatry 157, no. 7 (July 2000): 1089–94. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.157.7.1089.
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  - Hybels, C. F., D. G. Blazer, and B. H. Kaplan. “Social and personal resources and the prevalence of phobic disorder in a community population.” Psychol Med 30, no. 3 (May 2000): 705–16. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291799002081.
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  - Koenig, H. G., R. E. Westlund, L. K. George, D. C. Hughes, D. G. Blazer, and C. Hybels. “Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals.” Psychosomatics 34, no. 1 (January 1993): 61–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71928-3.
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  - Eagle, D., Celia Hybels, and R. J. Proeschold-Bell. “Perceived social support, received social support, and depression among clergy (Accepted).” Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, n.d.
- Book Sections
  - Hybels, C. F., and D. G. Blazer. “Epidemiology of psychiatric illness.” In The Medical Basis of Psychiatry: Fourth Edition, 671–86, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2528-5_32.
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