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Table 2 Beliefs concerning the causes of depression in ranked order (n = 601)

From: The attitudes and beliefs of Pakistani medical practitioners about depression: a cross-sectional study in Lahore using the Revised Depression Attitude Questionnaire (R-DAQ)

 

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)