title: [Subjective illness beliefs of Turkish migrants with mental disorders--specific characteristics compared to german patients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Knowledge about culture- and migration-specific characteristics of subjective illness beliefs in Turkish patients is necessary for adequate treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of subjective illness beliefs in Turkish patients (F3; F4; n = 79) in comparison to matched Germans (n = 79) using a modified version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire IPQ-R. Differences were explored by t-tests and chi(2)-tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Turkish patients believed significantly stronger in a chronical timeline of illness and in negative illness consequences, while German patients believed significantly stronger in treatment control and personal control. Turkish patients more often mentioned external causes of their disease compared to Germans.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provide explanations of the deficient health care situation for Turkish migrants in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie des Universitätsklinikums Giessen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Giessen. michael.franz@psychiat.med.uni-giessen.de
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Franz
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lujić
authors.forename: Eckhardt
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koch
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wüsten
authors.forename: Nergüz
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yürük
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gallhofer
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000523:psychology; D003469:Culture; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants / Q000523:psychology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D019303:Multilingualism; D012803:Sick Role; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology