Illness beliefs of Chinese American immigrants with major depressive disorder in a primary care setting

• Published in: Asian journal of psychiatry Vol. 13; pp. 16 - 22
• Main Authors: Chen, Justin A., Hung, Galen Chin-Lun, Parkin, Susannah, Fava, Maurizio, Yeung, Albert S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Asian Americans - psychology; Chinese American; Culture; Depression - ethnology; Depression - psychology; Depressive Disorder, Major - ethnology; Depressive Disorder, Major - psychology; Emigrants and Immigrants; Female; Humans; Illness beliefs; Internal Medicine; Major depressive disorder; Male; Mental Health Services - utilization; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - psychology; Primary Health Care; Psychiatry; Social Stigma; Stereotyping; Stigma; United States; United States; Chinese American; Illness beliefs; Stigma; Major depressive disorder; Culture

•Illness beliefs influence help-seeking behavior and service utilization.•Chinese immigrants’ beliefs regarding depression symptoms were assessed using a standardized instrument.•We found that these beliefs have become more consistent with Western biomedical models.•This shift has been accompanied b...