Open AccessExplanatory Models and their Relationship with Drug Attitude in Patients with Depression in South India
Author(s) -
Dushad Ram,
Samaksha Pasupaleti Bheemaraju,
Muath A Alammar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.1177/02537176221098329
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , explanatory model , clinical psychology , psychology , positive attitude , marital status , distress , psychiatry , medicine , social psychology , population , philosophy , environmental health , epistemology , economics , macroeconomics
The patient's understanding of the illness may mediate beliefs towards its treatment. There is a paucity of studies examining the relationships between these variables in depression. This study was conducted to know the relationships between explanatory models and attitude to medication in depression.