A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore.
Illness perceptions form a key part of common-sense models which are used widely to explain variations in patient behaviours in healthcare. Despite the pervasiveness of depressive disorders worldwide and in young adults, illness perceptions of depressive disorders have not yet been well understood....
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oai:doaj.org-article:0fd85975ce1743f8bd06143249cb83ef2021-12-02T20:10:52ZA reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0252913https://doaj.org/article/0fd85975ce1743f8bd06143249cb83ef2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252913https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Illness perceptions form a key part of common-sense models which are used widely to explain variations in patient behaviours in healthcare. Despite the pervasiveness of depressive disorders worldwide and in young adults, illness perceptions of depressive disorders have not yet been well understood. Moreover, while a high proportion of cases of depressive disorders reside in South-east Asia, few have explored illness perceptions that are culturally relevant to this region. To address these limitations, this study aimed to understand illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted among Chinese, Malay, and Indian young adults aged 20 to 35 years old, who were seeking treatment at a psychiatric hospital. Data reached saturation after 33 interviews (10 to 12 interviews per ethnic group) and five themes emerged from the thematic analysis: 1) A reduced state of being experienced at a point of goal disengagement, 2) the accumulation of chronic stressors in a system that demands success and discourages the pursuit of personally meaningful goals, 3) a wide range of symptoms that are uncontrollable and disabling, 4) poor decision making resulting in wasted opportunities, with some positive takeaways, and 5) accepting the chronicity of depression. Young adults typically experienced depression as a reduced state of being and it was thought of cognitively as an entity that may be a part of or separate from the self. Over and beyond these aspects of cognitive representations was the emergence of themes depicting conflicts and dilemmas between the self and the social environment that threatened self-identity and autonomy. Addressing these conflicts in therapy would therefore be of utmost relevance for young adults recovering from depressive disorders in the local setting.Wen Lin TehEllaisha SamariLaxman CettyRoystonn KumarasanFiona DeviShazana ShahwanNisha ChandwaniMythily SubramaniamPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 6, p e0252913 (2021) |
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Illness perceptions form a key part of common-sense models which are used widely to explain variations in patient behaviours in healthcare. Despite the pervasiveness of depressive disorders worldwide and in young adults, illness perceptions of depressive disorders have not yet been well understood. Moreover, while a high proportion of cases of depressive disorders reside in South-east Asia, few have explored illness perceptions that are culturally relevant to this region. To address these limitations, this study aimed to understand illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted among Chinese, Malay, and Indian young adults aged 20 to 35 years old, who were seeking treatment at a psychiatric hospital. Data reached saturation after 33 interviews (10 to 12 interviews per ethnic group) and five themes emerged from the thematic analysis: 1) A reduced state of being experienced at a point of goal disengagement, 2) the accumulation of chronic stressors in a system that demands success and discourages the pursuit of personally meaningful goals, 3) a wide range of symptoms that are uncontrollable and disabling, 4) poor decision making resulting in wasted opportunities, with some positive takeaways, and 5) accepting the chronicity of depression. Young adults typically experienced depression as a reduced state of being and it was thought of cognitively as an entity that may be a part of or separate from the self. Over and beyond these aspects of cognitive representations was the emergence of themes depicting conflicts and dilemmas between the self and the social environment that threatened self-identity and autonomy. Addressing these conflicts in therapy would therefore be of utmost relevance for young adults recovering from depressive disorders in the local setting. |
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Wen Lin Teh Ellaisha Samari Laxman Cetty Roystonn Kumarasan Fiona Devi Shazana Shahwan Nisha Chandwani Mythily Subramaniam |
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Wen Lin Teh Ellaisha Samari Laxman Cetty Roystonn Kumarasan Fiona Devi Shazana Shahwan Nisha Chandwani Mythily Subramaniam |
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A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore. |
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A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore. |
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A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore. |
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A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore. |
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A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore. |
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reduced state of being: the role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in singapore. |
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