Differences in etiological beliefs about schizophrenia among patients, family, and medical staff.

Tarakita, Natsumi; Yoshida, Kazutaka; Sugawara, Norio; Kubo, Kazutoshi; Furukori, Hanako; Fujii, Akira; Nakamura, Kazuhiko; Yasui-Furukori, Norio

Tarakita, Natsumi; Yoshida, Kazutaka; Sugawara, Norio; Kubo, Kazutoshi; Furukori, Hanako; Fujii, Akira; Nakamura, Kazuhiko; Yasui-Furukori, Norio.

Afiliação

Tarakita N; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan, yasufuru@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
Yoshida K; Department of Mental Health, Mutsu City Hospital, Mutsu, Japan.
Sugawara N; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan, yasufuru@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
Kubo K; Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Translational Medical Center, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan.
Furukori H; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, Japan, yasufuru@hirosaki-u.ac.jp.
Fujii A; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki-Aiseikai Hospital, Hirosaki, Japan.
Nakamura K; Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kuroishi-Akebono Hospital, Kuroishi, Japan.
Yasui-Furukori N; Department of Mental Health, Mutsu City Hospital, Mutsu, Japan.

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat ; 15: 137-142, 2019.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30643412

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

To determine whether etiological beliefs are different among schizophrenia patients, their family, and medical staff. PATIENTS AND

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was performed at five hospitals and one mental clinic and included 212 patients, 144 family members, and 347 medical staff other than psychiatrists. A questionnaire about the possible etiological causes of schizophrenia was used.

RESULTS:

There were significant differences in response scores among the three groups on using Angermeyer's and Goulding's classifications. Factor analyses revealed the following four subscales Psychosocial, Biological, Environmental, and Cultural connotations. The structure varied among patients, family, and medical staff.