Patient Attitudes regarding Causes of Depression: Implications for Psychoeducation

Patient attitudes regarding causes of depression: implications for psychoeducation.

OBJECTIVE Patient attitudes toward mental illness are an important determinant of treatment compliance and treatment outcome. A patient's age, sex, style of thinking, lifestyle, and beliefs all may influence perceptions. This study aimed to determine patient attitudes. METHOD Patients with a depressive disorder (n = 102) who were referred for psychiatric consultation and treatment to a commun...

1088Provider and patient attitudes regarding adult pertussis vaccination

Physicians' Attitudes regarding Patient Access to Electronic Medical Records

Prior to the implementation of Electronic Medical Record (EMR) web access for patients at a large integrated delivery systems, we surveyed physicians? attitudes. Our web based questionnaire revealed largely positive attitudes about access. The exceptions included abnormal reports, progress notes, and e-care. A factor analysis identified the group of physicians who didn?t view patients as partne...

Family psychoeducation for major depression: randomised controlled trial.

BACKGROUND The value of family psychoeducation for schizophrenia has been well established, and indications for its use have recently expanded to include bipolar affective disorder. However, no study to date has adequately examined its use in depression. AIMS To examine family psychoeducation in the maintenance treatment of depression and to investigate the influence of the family's expressed...

Patient and family attitudes about schizophrenia: implications for genetic counseling.

Psychiatrists are giving increased attention to genetic counseling for mental illness. However, the burden of these illnesses are perceived by families and the degree to which families feel a need for genetic counseling have yet to be established. Attitudes and perceptions measured in this study focus on etiology, familial risk, and socioeconomic burden of schizophrenia, as well as childbearing...