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Explanatory models of depression in Greek‐born and Italian‐born immigrants living in Australia: Implications for service delivery and clinical practice
Author(s) -
Kiropoulos Litza,
Bauer Isabelle
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asia‐pacific psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.654
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1758-5872
pISSN - 1758-5864
DOI - 10.1111/j.1758-5872.2011.00108.x
Subject(s) - immigration , interview , explanatory model , depression (economics) , psychology , face (sociological concept) , clinical psychology , gerontology , medicine , psychiatry , sociology , history , social science , macroeconomics , archaeology , economics , philosophy , epistemology , anthropology
The current study examined cultural differences in explanatory models of depression in a community‐based sample of mid to older aged Greek‐born and Italian‐born immigrants living in Melbourne, Australia. Methods: Participants took part in a 1‐h face‐to‐face interview with a bilingual interviewer. During this interview, information related to the participant's explanatory model of depression were examined, including causes, important symptoms, course and development, consequences and treatment. Results: Overall, participants followed a “social” based as opposed to a “disease” based model to describe depression. The Italian‐born participants were also found to hold concurrent beliefs for the course and treatment of depression. Discussion: The clinical and service implications of these results are discussed.