作者
Guo Li, Xiaomu Zhou, Tun Lu, Jiang Yang, Ning Gu
发表日期
2016/2/27
图书
Proceedings of the 19th ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing
页码范围
515-526
简介
More than 350 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Major depressive disorder has a hugely negative impact on psychological well-being, work, and family life. Yet culture may shape how depressed patients interpret their symptoms, choose treatments, and behave. This paper reports a case study, including participant observations and interviews, of the Chinese online depression community, SunForum. Our findings reveal that Chinese cultural beliefs (e.g., the power of inner self-control) and Chinese beliefs about traditional medicine (e.g., the integrated body-mind relationship) significantly affect patients' understandings of depression, illness management, and social interactions. These beliefs create problems of understanding depression in society - including family members, friends, co-workers, and others - and present various challenges for depressed patients who can become marginalized, suffer …
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