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. 2013 Nov 20;13:313. doi: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-313

Table 2.

Causal beliefs regarding schizophrenia and major depression

 
 
Schizophrenia
Major depression
 
 
    Raw % Adj. % Raw % Adj. % Change 95% CI
Brain disease
Agree
45.4
45.0
17.0
16.6
−28.4
[−32.9 ; -23.9]
Undecided
25.2
24.9
19.9
19.3
−5.6
[−9.7 ; -1.4]
 
Disagree
29.4
30.1
63.1
64.0
33.9
[30.0 ; 37.8]
Hereditary factors
Agree
26.2
24.0
11.4
10.2
−13.8
[−17.8 ; -9.9]
Undecided
23.4
23.8
17.6
17.5
−6.3
[−10.4 ; -2.3]
 
Disagree
50.4
52.1
71.0
72.4
20.3
[16.5 ; 23.9]
Disturbance of brain metabolism
Agree
50.9
51.7
24.0
24.2
−27.5
[−32.2 ; -22.8]
Undecided
25.2
23.6
24.5
22.6
−1.0
[−5.2 ; 3.1]
 
Disagree
23.9
24.7
51.5
53.3
28.6
[24.1 ; 33.1]
Troubles in family/ partnership
Agree
43.5
44.2
78.1
78.4
34.2
[29.6 ; 38.9]
Undecided
30.4
31.1
15.3
15.4
−15.7
[−20.0 ; -11.3]
 
Disagree
26.1
24.7
6.6
6.1
−18.6
[−20.6 ; -16.5]
Negative life events
Agree
64.9
66.0
79.6
80.5
14.5
[10.1 ; 18.8]
Undecided
21.4
20.6
12.4
11.7
−8.9
[−12.5 ; -5.2]
 
Disagree
13.7
13.5
8.0
7.8
−5.7
[−16.0 ; -1.7]
Stress at work
Agree
47.0
49.3
79.7
81.6
32.3
[26.3 ; 38.2]
Undecided
28.5
25.8
12.3
10.6
−15.2
[−19.7 ; -10.7]
 
Disagree
24.5
24.9
8.0
7.8
−17.1
[−19.1 ; -14.9]
Broken home
Agree
21.9
20.1
17.3
15.6
−4.5
[−8.1 ; -0.8]
Undecided
27.0
26.1
21.1
20.0
−6.1
[−10.1 ; -2.0]
 
Disagree
51.1
53.8
61.6
64.4
10.6
[6.6 ; 14.5]
Lack of parental affection
Agree
24.4
24.4
24.0
24.2
−0.2
[−4.5 ; 4.0]
Undecided
32.6
33.1
29.5
29.8
−3.3
[−7.9 ; 1.2]
 
Disagree
43.0
42.4
46.5
46.1
3.7
[−0.4 ; 7.7]
Sexual abuse in childhood
Agree
24.4
24.2
24.5
24.3
0.1
[−4.1 ; 4.4]
Undecided
32.6
32.8
23.2
23.5
−9.3
[−13.7 ; -4.9]
 
Disagree
43.0
43.0
52.3
52.1
9.1
[5.1 ; 13.2]
Immoral life style
Agree
15.1
12.3
13.0
10.4
−1.9
[−4.8 ; 1.0]
Undecided
18.9
19.3
19.5
19.7
0.4
[−3.5 ; 4.4]
 
Disagree
66.0
68.4
67.5
69.9
1.5
[−2.3 ; 5.3]
Weak will
Agree
34.5
32.8
24.1
22.6
−10.2
[−14.6 ; -5.9]
Undecided
23.0
23.6
26.5
26.7
3.1
[−1.2 ; 7.4]
 
Disagree
42.5
43.5
49.4
50.7
7.2
[3.0 ; 11.3]
Unconscious conflict
Agree
53.4
54.1
51.5
52.2
−1.9
[−6.8 ; 3.0]
Undecided
27.0
25.3
27.6
26.0
0.7
[−3.6 ; 4.8]
  Disagree 19.6 20.6 20.9 21.8 1.2 [−4.3 ; 6.7]