A Systematic Review of the Literature Exploring Illness Perceptions in Mental Health Utilising the Self-Regulation Model

The revised illness perception questionnaire (IPQ-R)

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Illness Representations and Coping With Health Threats

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Why illness perceptions matter

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Mental Representation in Health and Illness

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The Active Side of Illness Cognition

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Assessment of illness representations in mental disorders: A mini review

Averous, P., Charbonnier, É., & Dany, L. (2021) · L Encéphale · doi:10.1016/j.encep.2020.09.011 · Cited by 4

Predictors of help-seeking intention among young people: a Common-Sense Model based study

Nguyen, H., Conway, M.-L., Murphy, D., Brady, A., & Hennessy, E. (2025) · Children and Youth Services Review · doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2025.108549 · Cited by 5

Does the Common-Sense Model of Illness Representations Predict Parent Help-Seeking for Adolescent Mental Health Distress?

Murphy, D., Heary, C., Shevlin, M., & Hennessy, E. (2025) · Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/13591045251392632 · Cited by 4

Investigating the associations of the illness representations of gambling disorder with superstitious and responsible gambling

Wu, A. M. S., Yang, H. M., Zhou, H., Dang, L., & Chen, J. H. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1160781 · Cited by 3

Family members’ experiences of ‘living well’ with a family member with depression

Cole, A. L., Pooley, J. A., Kemp, V., & Whitehead, L. (2024) · Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia · doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2024.02.003 · Cited by 3

Representation of illness in F amilial A myloidotic P olyneuropathy P ortuguese A ssociation newspaper: A documental study

Novais, S. A. D. L., & Mendes, F. R. P. (2015) · Nursing and Health Sciences · doi:10.1111/nhs.12240 · Cited by 3

Exploring the relationships between illness beliefs and psychosis symptoms among Black African and Caribbean people with non-affective psychosis

Bard, S., Degnan, A., Berry, K., & Edge, D. (2021) · Psychosis · doi:10.1080/17522439.2020.1856173 · Cited by 3

Psychometric approach to evaluate periodontal disease using Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire

Ali, A. R., Kapoor, A., Chatterjee, D., Gautam, K., Choudhary, A., & Jain, R. L. (2022) · Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology · doi:10.4103/jisp.jisp_831_20 · Cited by 3

Individuals’ accounts and explanations of continued engagement in non-suicidal self-injury: a qualitative study

Pearce, H., Smoliak, O., & Lewis, S. P. (2022) · Counselling Psychology Quarterly · doi:10.1080/09515070.2022.2108762 · Cited by 3

Representations of depression and schizophrenia in the community: The role of illness and risk perceptions on help-seeking intentions

Neto, D. D., Figueiras, M. J., & Sebastião, R. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1011195 · Cited by 3

Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the revised illness perception questionnaire for patients with hypertension

Al-Ghamdi, S. H., Muaddi, A. M. Z. A., Alqahtani, N. A. S., Alhasoon, T. Y., Basalem, A., & Altamimi, A. A. (2022) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.874722 · Cited by 3

La Atribución Causal y las Creencias sobre los Trastornos Mentales en Población General y Psicólogos. Un Estudio Exploratorio

Diego, S. E. C.-D., & de Vicente-Colomina, A. (2019) · Clínica y Salud · doi:10.5093/clysa2019a13 · Cited by 3

Translation and Psychometric Validation of Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire: The Urdu Version for Facilitating Multidisciplinary Research in Pakistan

Raza, S., Saleem, F., Alwi, S., Haider, S., Iqbal, Q., Wahid, A. M. S., & Bashaar, M. (2025) · Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare · doi:10.2147/jmdh.s536636 · Cited by 2

Does fear drive health app adoption? The role of threat perception in diabetes app usage

Gopalakrishnan, T. R., Jacob, R., & Periyandavar, I. (2023) · Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2023.102857 · Cited by 2

Prospective Associations Between Personality Traits and Major Depressive Disorder Symptom Severity: The Mediating Role of Illness Representations

Mavroeides, G., Basta, M., Vgontzas, A., Karademas, E. C., Simos, P. G., & Koutra, K. (2024) · Psychiatric Quarterly · doi:10.1007/s11126-024-10074-x · Cited by 2

Differences in beliefs about mood between people with and without bipolar disorder

Robinson, H., Jones, S. H., Fanshawe, T. R., & Lobban, F. A. (2019) · Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy · doi:10.1002/cpp.2391 · Cited by 4

Causal beliefs about depression as predictors of essentialist thinking and in network models

Mann, S. (2018) · doi:10.7282/t3m61pgp · Cited by 2

The Multidimensional Illness Severity Questionnaire: Preliminary evaluation of a brief parent‐reported measure of illness severity

Paquette, E., & Joffe, S. (2019) · Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health · doi:10.1111/jpc.14391 · Cited by 2

The couple’s congruence of child’s illness perception and the quality of marital relationship

Turliuc, M. N., Duca, D. S., & HendreÈTM, D. M. (2017) · New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences · doi:10.18844/prosoc.v3i2.1593 · Cited by 1

Factors influencing lack of adherence to mutual help groups in patients with alcohol use disorder in recovery: a study at the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Rubio-Escobar, E., Esteban Rodríguez, L., Sión, A., Armada, V., Maldonado, D., Arias, F., & Jurado-Barba, R. (2024) · Revista Española de Drogodependencias · doi:10.54108/10092 · Cited by 1

Mental health beliefs and help-seeking in an African descended sample with experiences of psychosis

Keena, A., Edge, D., Morley, H., & Berry, K. (2025) · Journal of Mental Health · doi:10.1080/09638237.2025.2460115 · Cited by 1

The role of illness perceptions in epilepsy throughout the lifespan: A systematic review

Rizou, I., Papavasiliou, A. S., van Middendorp, H., & Gucht, V. D. (2025) · European Journal of Paediatric Neurology · doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2025.10.013 · Cited by 2

Predictors of post-partum depression amongst postnatal women in Kumasi, Ghana

Emikpe, A. O., Obeng, H., Bonsu, Z. M., Tsiko, E. A., Owusu, L. B., Dwumfour, C. K., Issifu, J. S., & Dzomeku, V. M. (2025) · BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth · doi:10.1186/s12884-025-08350-0 · Cited by 2

常人疾病观及其对医患关系的影响

Xiaokang, L., Lei, T. A. N. G., Jiang, H., & Xinjian, W. A. N. G. (2019) · Advances in Psychological Science · doi:10.3724/sp.j.1042.2019.00676 · Cited by 1

Illness perception and its influence in outcome and disability in patients with treatment resistant depression receiving rTMS treatment

Menezes, R. B. (2021) · Open Collections · doi:10.14288/1.0396936 · Cited by 1

Genetic Influences on Executive Function and Self-Regulation of Body Mass Index

Wieland, S. K. (2015) · UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) · Cited by 1

Substance misuse and help-seeking amongst Polish migrants in Northern Ireland

Roddy, S. (2018) · Ulster University Research Portal (Ulster University) · Cited by 1

Decoding coaching. How does a metacognitive strategy-based training program affect coaches’ self-regulation skills?Preprint

Sabaliauskas, S., Gražulis, D., Žilinskienė, N., & Kaukėnas, T. (2022) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2174612/v1 · Cited by 1

Discharge Transition and Self-Regulation of Youth Between 15 and 24 Years of Age with Mental Illness

Collins, R. C. (2014) · Libraries and Cultural Resources (University of Calgary) · doi:10.5072/prism/25715

Challenges of a Pregnancy Gone Wrong: Pregnancy Complications, Illness Perceptions and Distress

Currie, J. (2014) · Research Commons (University of Waikato)

Help-seeking and use of Workplace Services for Emotional Needs among Community Residential Staff who Support Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Aggressive Behaviour

Hensel, J. M. (2014) · TSpace (University of Toronto)

Exploring the Acceptability of Exercise in Students Seeking Treatment for Depression: 'Another tool in the tool-box'

Omran, J. (2016)

The couple’s congruence of child’s illness perception and the quality of marital relationship

Turliuc, M. N., Duca, D. S., & Hendreș, D. M. (2017) · New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences · doi:10.18844/gjhss.v3i2.1593

Medication adherence in bipolar disorder: Understanding patients’ perspectives to inform intervention development

MacDonald, L. A. (2017) · UCL Discovery (University College London)

Exploring the application of psychiatric genetic counselling within the UK.

Spencer-Tansley, R. E. (2016) · Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University)

Psychotropic medication use in the Armed Forces: prescription patterns and treatment after trauma

Janssen, D. G. A. (2021) · Utrecht University Repository (Utrecht University) · doi:10.33540/923

Decoding coaching: how metacognitive strategy-based training program effects on coaches’ self-regulation skills?Preprint

Sabaliauskas, S., Gražulis, D., Žilinskienė, N., & Kaukėnas, T. (2022) · Research Square · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2121161/v1

I’ll do it myself: understanding low psychological care uptake in cancer patients with depressive symptoms

Bickel, E. A. (2023) · doi:10.33612/diss.652112417

Factores que influyen en la falta de adherencia a los grupos de ayuda mutua en pacientes con trastorno por uso de alcohol en recuperación: un estudio en el Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Rubio-Escobar, E., Rodríguez, L. E., Sión, A., Armada, V., Maldonado, D., Árias, F., & Barba, R. J. (2024) · Revista Española de Drogodependencias · doi:10.54108/10091

The relative contributions of illness perceptions, characteristics of pain, and socio-demographic factors to treatment-seeking behavior in musculoskeletal pain: A study in a tribal community in West Bengal, India

Santra, A., Roy, S., Goswami, M., & Chatterjee, D. (2025) · Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment · doi:10.1080/10911359.2025.2464702

Knowledge and Beliefs About Medical and Non‐Medical Interventions to Control Alzheimer’s Disease Among Latinos in New York City

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Illness Perceptions in Psychiatric Disorders: Assessing Differences and Associations With Symptom Severity

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Breaking down barriers: exploring mental health beliefs and help seeking in older adults

Prindiville, P., Bhar, S. S., McNeill, I. M., Nedeljkovic, M., & Schofield, P. E. (2026) · Aging & Mental Health · doi:10.1080/13607863.2026.2631444

Identification des processus et mécanismes sous-jacents à la régulation des troubles bipolaires : mobilisation du Common Sense Model

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Clinical and cognitive insight in depression: Associations with illness perceptions, causal attributions, and help-seeking attitudes

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Older adults’ beliefs about coping strategies for anxiety: A UK-based multicultural qualitative study informed by Leventhal’s Common-Sense Model of Self-Regulation

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A review of the role of illness models in severe mental illness

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A review of the role of illness models in severe mental health problems.

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Illness Perceptions: Are Beliefs About Mental Health Problems Associated with Self-Perceptions of Engagement in People with Psychosis?

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Relationship Between Illness Representations, Psychosocial Adjustment, and Treatment Outcomes in Mental Disorders: A Mini Review

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