A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore

Wen Lin Teh; Ellaisha Samari; Laxman Cetty; Roystonn Kumarasan; Fiona Devi; Shazana Shahwan; Nisha Chandwani; Mythily Subramaniam

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0252913

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A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore

Wen Lin Teh ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Wen_Lin_Teh@imh.com.sg

Affiliation Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7641-8521

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Ellaisha Samari,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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Laxman Cetty,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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Roystonn Kumarasan,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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Fiona Devi,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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Shazana Shahwan,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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Nisha Chandwani,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Mood and Anxiety, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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Mythily Subramaniam

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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A reduced state of being: The role of culture in illness perceptions of young adults diagnosed with depressive disorders in Singapore

Wen Lin Teh,
Ellaisha Samari,
Laxman Cetty,
Roystonn Kumarasan,
Fiona Devi,
Shazana Shahwan,
Nisha Chandwani,
Mythily Subramaniam

Published: June 9, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252913

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