A content analysis of depression-related discourses on Sina Weibo: attribution, efficacy, and information sources

Abstract Background Depression is a mood disorder that may lead to severe outcomes including mental breakdown, self-injury, and suicide. Potential causes of depression include genetic, sociocultural, and individual-level factors. However, public understandings of depression guided by a complex inter...

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Main Authors: Jiabao Pan, Bingjie Liu, Gary L. Kreps
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5701-5