Citation

Mavroeides G, Koutra K. Psychiatry Res. Commun. 2022; 2(1).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100026

PMID

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Abstract

Illness representations play a key role in patients' with major depressive disorder (MDD) illness-related self-regulation. The Illness Perception Questionnaire- Mental Health (IPQ-MH) is a valuable instrument possibly capable of measuring patients' representations of depression. This study aimed to examine the factorial structure of the Greek version of the IPQ-MH in a sample of patients with MDD and assess its internal consistency, convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validity. A secondary aim was to examine the associations between illness representations and depression severity, coping, emotion dysregulation, and suicide risk. One hundred and fifty-three patients with MDD (84.3% females) aged 48.31 ​± ​14.26 years, participated in the study. According to the results, the Structure scale of the Greek IPQ-MH displays a similar factor structure to that of the original IPQ-MH. The Identity scale measures the symptoms experienced and symptom attribution, and the Causes scale comprises four factors with minor differences from those of the original version. The Greek IPQ-MH displayed good reliability and validity. Patients' maladaptive illness representations were positively linked to depression severity, maladaptive coping, emotion dysregulation, and suicide risk. The Greek IPQ-MH is a reliable and valid instrument capable of measuring patients' representations of depression in research and clinical practice. © 2022 The Authors

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; mental health; Depression; female; male; Greece; aged; psychotherapy; major depression; suicidal behavior; disease severity; emotional disorder; major clinical study; social adaptation; controlled study; coping behavior; psychometry; onset age; Article; concurrent validity; internal consistency; discriminant validity; convergent validity; cross validation; maladaptive behavior; Common-sense model; Illness Perception Questionnaire; Illness representations