Examining illness perceptions over time: an exploratory prospective analysis of causal attributions in individuals with depressive symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to the Common-Sense Model of Illness Representations, illness beliefs, such as causal attributions, can influence the way people assess and cope with their illness and vice versa. To date, causal attributions in people with depressive symptoms have been studied mainly cross-sectionally, quantitatively and independently. The purpose of this study is to examine the causal attributions of people with depressive symptoms in terms of their stability over time, dependence on treatment experience, and differentiation of causal concepts.

Methods

In a population-based prospective sample, people with at least mild depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 Score ≥ 5) were interviewed via telephone at T0 and twelve months later (T1). Causal attributions were assessed using the Bri

SUBMITTER: Reinhold AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11251109 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature