Table 2.

Beliefs concerning the causes of depression in ranked order (n = 601)

		No. in agreement (%)
Biopsychosocial causes	Work related stress	462/584 (79.1)
	Traumatic events	409/563 (72.6)
	Poverty	400/567 (70.5)
	Studies related stress	398/579 (68.7)
	Divorce	380/564 (67.4)
	Physical abuse	274/538 (50.9)
	Misuse of drugs	244/533 (45.8)
	Genetic	214/538 (39.8)
	Misuse of alcohol	199/525 (37.9)
	Any biopsychosocial cause	591/600 (98.5)
Religious and supernatural causes	Evil eye	99/516 (19.2)
	God’s punishment	94/520 (18.1)
	Black magic	69/514 (13.4)
	Jinn possession	69/517 (13.3)
	Any religious or supernatural cause	198/532 (37.2)