Causal explanations of depression and treatment credibility in adults with untreated depression: Examining attribution theory

ConclusionsThe present study has implications for framing education about depression in mental health literacy programs and public awareness campaigns.Practitioner points This study found that conceptualizing depression as biologically caused increased the credibility of medication but not psychotherapy Participants reading a biological explanation of depression demonstrated an increase on some aspects of stigma and prognostic pessimism Emphasizing the person –environment interaction rather than biological causes decreased the perceived stability of depression which was associated with a decrease in prognostic pessimism
Source: Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research