title: Causal attributions for illness among Turkish psychiatric out-patients and differences between diagnostic groups.
abstract: Causal attributions of 152 Turkish non-psychotic psychiatric out-patients for the development of their psychological problems were examined by using a 31-item attributions for psychological problems questionnaire (APP). The factor analysis of the responses to the APP yielded seven factors, which were: attributions to conflicts within the family of origin and with the present family, attributions to personal-characterological and behavioural attributes, work problems, interpersonal conflicts and bad luck. Examination of the causal attributions of patients from three DSM-III-R diagnostic groups revealed no significant differences between diagnostic groups. The highest attributional scores were for conflicts with the present family and personal-characterological attributes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, ODTU, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Karanci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales