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Table 1 Percentage (and 95% CI) of respondents mentioning each category to describe the problem shown in the vignette

From: Public beliefs about treatment and outcome of mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan

Category mentioned

Country

Depression Vignette

Depression/Suicidal Vignette

Early Schizophrenia Vignette

Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette

Depression

Australia

65.3 (60.5–69.8)

77.3 (72.7–81.3)

34.8 (30.5–39.4)

9.6 (7.0–13.0)

 

Japan

22.6 (18.9–26.3)

35.0 (30.8–39.2)

13.6 (10.6–16.6)

9.6 (7.0–12.2)

Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Australia

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.5 (0.1–1.6)

41.2 (36.5–46.0)

36.1 (31.5–40.9)

 

Japan

2.2 (0.9–3.5)

1.2 (0.2–2.2)

17.2 (13.9–20.5)

33.4 (29.3–37.5)

Nervous breakdown

Australia

0.7 (0.3–2.1)

1.6 (0.8–3.3)

1.7 (0.9–3.2)

1.0 (0.3–3.4)

 

Japan

2.0 (0.8–3.2)

2.6 (1.2–4.0)

2.6 (1.2–4.0)

2.4 (1.1–3.7)

Psychological/Mental/Emotional problems

Australia

4.5 (2.9–6.8)

6.0 (4.2–8.7)

12.9 (10.1–16.3)

14.3 (10.9–18.5)

 

Japan

29.4 (25.4–33.4)

24.8 (21.0–28.6)

28.4 (24.4–32.4)

27.2 (23.3–31.1)

Mental illness

Australia

3.0 (1.7–5.1)

5.5 (3.7–8.2)

23.0 (19.4–27.0)

35.8 (31.4–40.4)

 

Japan

9.2 (6.7–11.7)

10.2 (7.5–12.9)

21.6 (18.0–25.2)

12.8 (9.9–15.7)

Stress

Australia

16.6 (13.1–20.8)

10.9 (8.3–14.3)

3.1 (1.8–5.3)

2.8 (1.4–5.5)

 

Japan

25.0 (21.2–28.8)

19.8 (16.3–23.3)

5.0 (3.1–6.9)

3.8 (2.1–5.5)