Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, UK.
Asian J Psychiatr. 2012 Sep;5(3):236-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.02.003. Epub 2012 Jun 18.
The study compared knowledge and beliefs about depression among urban and rural Chinese in a Malaysian sample. A total of 409 participants were asked to identify cases of depression varying in intensity from two vignettes and rate their beliefs regarding a list of possible causes and treatments for depression. The urban Chinese were more likely to identify depression as the problem in the vignette. Beliefs about causes of depression were factored into five components, whereas beliefs about treatment for depression factored into four components. The results indicated that the causes most strongly endorsed were stress and pressure, and standard treatments rated the highest as treatments for depression. Overall, depression literacy was moderate for Chinese Malaysians. The results are discussed in relation to Chinese cultural beliefs about depression. Limitations of this preliminary study were acknowledged.
这项研究比较了马来西亚样本中城市和农村中国人对抑郁症的知识和信念。共有 409 名参与者被要求从两个情景中识别出不同严重程度的抑郁症病例，并对一系列可能导致和治疗抑郁症的原因进行评级。城市中国人更有可能将情景中的问题识别为抑郁症。关于抑郁症原因的信念被分为五个因素，而关于抑郁症治疗的信念则分为四个因素。结果表明，压力和紧张被认为是导致抑郁症的最主要原因，而标准治疗方法则被评为治疗抑郁症的最佳方法。总的来说，马来西亚华人的抑郁症知识水平处于中等水平。研究结果与中国人对抑郁症的文化观念有关。这项初步研究的局限性也得到了承认。
