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Beliefs about the causes of depression and treatment preferences

โœ Scribed by Shabad-Ratan Khalsa; Kevin S. McCarthy; Brian A. Sharpless; Marna S. Barrett; Jacques P. Barber

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
121 KB
Volume
67
Category
Article
ISSN
0021-9762

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โœฆ Synopsis

The relation between patients' beliefs about the causes of their depression, treatment preferences, and demographic variables was studied in a sample of 156 patients in a randomized controlled trial for depression (supportive-expressive psychotherapy vs. medication vs. placebo). No gender differences were found in beliefs or preferences. Racial differences were found for causes endorsed, but not preferences. Treatment experience predicted endorsement of characterological and biological causes. Psychotherapy experience predicted preference for medication. Finally, patients preferring psychotherapy endorsed childhood and complex causes more than those preferring medication, but the groups did not differ in other reasons endorsed. Implications of findings are discussed.

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