Research Article
Causal Attribution and Illness Perception: A Cross-Sectional Study in Mexican Patients with Psychosis
Table 1
Causes of illness (Angermeyer and Klusmann Scale) as identified by patients (
= 62).
| | (Very) likely | Scores (1–4) | (%) | Means (SDs) |
| Biology | | 10.4 (3.5) | Disturbance of brain biochemistry | 32 (51.7) | 2.47 (1.29) | Hereditary factors | 24 (38.7) | 2.23 (1.27) | Birth trauma | 10 (16.2) | 1.55 (0.95) | Brain injury | 9 (14.6) | 1.53 (0.94) | Organic disease external to brain | 6 (9.7) | 1.42 (0.76) | Infectious brain disease | 4 (6.4) | 1.19 (0.65) | Personality | | 11.9 (3.7) | Avoidance of everyday life problems | 27 (43.6) | 2.34 (1.16) | Failure in life | 26 (41.9) | 2.32 (1.18) | Lack of willpower | 25 (40.4) | 2.18 (1.18) | Too bright or intelligent | 17 (27.4) | 1.76 (1.10) | Too ambitious | 14 (22.6) | 1.71 (1.09) | Drug/alcohol abuse | 12 (19.4) | 1.60 (1.08) | Family | | 11.1 (4.5) | Broken home | 21 (33.9) | 2.00 (1.13) | Lack of parental love | 19 (30.6) | 2.03 (1.15) | Parent attitude hostile-rejecting | 19 (30.6) | 1.92 (1.16) | Father too severe | 18 (29.0) | 1.81 (1.13) | Overprotective mother | 16 (25.8) | 1.76 (1.14) | Parental expectations too high | 9 (14.6) | 1.53 (0.90) | Society | | 12.7 (4.1) | Stressful life events | 35 (56.5) | 2.60 (1.25) | Constant strain in school/job | 29 (46.8) | 2.35 (1.20) | Troubles in marriage/partnership | 24 (38.7) | 2.06 (1.28) | Society | 23 (37.1) | 2.02 (1.18) | Loneliness | 20 (32.3) | 2.00 (1.23) | Influence of bad friends | 14 (22.6) | 1.71 (1.06) | Esoteric | | 8.8 (3.1) | Possession by evil spirits | 17 (27.5) | 1.84 (1.22) | Lack of vitamins | 14 (22.6) | 1.77 (1.05) | Punishment by God | 8 (12.9) | 1.40 (0.91) | Unfavorable horoscope | 6 (9.7) | 1.29 (0.82) | Radiation | 4 (6.4) | 1.24 (0.62) | Environmental pollution | 3 (4.8) | 1.23 (0.53) |
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Note. Answers to each item were scored: () not a cause, () possible cause, () likely cause, and () very likely cause.
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