Table 1.
Types of neurobiological explanations measured or presented in the various studies
| Study | Year | Type(s) of explanation | Experimental or correlational |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angermeyer & Matschinger* | 2003 | Brain disease | Correlational |
| Angermeyer et al. | 2015 | Brain disease | Correlational |
| Angermeyer et al. | 2013 | Brain disease | Correlational |
| Arens, Berger, & Lincoln* | 2009 | Brain disease | Correlational |
| Aspinwall et al.* | 2012 | Brain dysfunction | Experimental |
| Bag, Yilmaz, & Kirpinar* | 2006 | Brain disease | Correlational |
| Cheng | 2015 | Chemical imbalance | Experimental |
| Deacon & Baird* | 2009 | Chemical imbalance | Experimental |
| Dietrich et al.* | 2004 | Brain disease | Correlational |
| Dietrich, Matschinger, & Angermeyer* | 2006 | Brain disease | Correlational |
| Jorm & Griffiths* | 2008 | Virus or infection | Correlational |
| Kemp, Lickel, & Deacon | 2014 | Chemical imbalance | Experimental |
| Koschade & Lynd-Stevenson | 2011 | Chemical imbalance | Correlational |
| Lam & Salkovskis* | 2007 | Chemical imbalance and brain dysfunction | Experimental |
| Lincoln, Arens, Berger, & Rief* | 2008 | Brain disease and brain damage | Correlational |
| Luty, Easow, & Mendes | 2011 | Chemical disturbance | Experimental |
| Martin, Pescosolido, & Tuch* | 2000 | Chemical imbalance | Correlational |
| Martin, Pescosolido, Olafsdottir, & McLeod* | 2007 | Chemical imbalance | Correlational |
| Mehta & Farina* | 1997 | Disease with biochemical effects | Experimental |
| Meurk, Carter, Partridge, Lucke, & Hall | 2014 | Brain chemistry | Correlational |
| Pirutinsky, Rosen, Safran, & Rosmarin* | 2010 | Chemical imbalance | Correlational |
| Reavley & Jorm | 2014 | Composite of genetic and chemical imbalance explanations | Correlational |
| Rusch, Todd, Bodenhausen, & Corrigan* | 2010 | Brain disorder caused by changes in brain metabolism | Correlational |
| Schnittker* | 2008 | Chemical imbalance | Correlational |
| Speerforck et al. | 2014 | Chemical imbalance and brain disease | Correlational |
| Van’t Veer, Kraan, Drosseart, & Modde* | 2006 | Brain dysfunction | Correlational |