The depression schema: How labels, features, and causal explanations affect lay conceptions of depression

Depression is a common clinical disorder characterized by a complex web of psychological, behavioral, and neurological causes and symptoms. Here we investigate everyday beliefs and attitudes about depression, as well as the factors that shape the depression schemas people hold. In each of three stud...

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Main Authors: Paul H Thibodeau, Mira J Fein, Elizabeth S Goodbody, Stephen J Flusberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01728/full