Table 2 Percentage (and 95% CI) of respondents mentioning each category in response to the open-ended question about how the person in the vignette could best be helped
From: Public beliefs about treatment and outcome of mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan
Type of help mentioned | Country | Depression Vignette | Depression/Suicidal Vignette | Early Schizophrenia Vignette | Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
See a doctor/GP | Australia | 56.3 (52.5–60.0) | 49.3 (44.4–54.1) | 32.1 (27.6–37.0) | 21.0 (17.2–25.4) |
|  | Japan | 20.8 (17.2–24.4) | 20.0 (16.5–23.5) | 13.4 (10.4–16.4) | 15.8 (12.6–19.0) |
See a psychiatrist | Australia | 13.0 (10.7–15.6) | 18.2 (14.9–22.0) | 32.0 (27.8–36.4) | 27.9 (23.6–32.6) |
|  | Japan | 43.8 (39.4–48.2) | 49.0 (44.6–53.4) | 58.6 (54.3–62.9) | 60.0 (55.7–64.3) |
Take medication | Australia | 6.1 (4.7–7.8) | 8.7 (6.5–11.5) | 8.3 (6.0–11.4) | 11.7 (9.0–15.1) |
|  | Japan | 3.4 (1.8–5.0) | 8.0 (5.6–10.4) | 7.8 (5.4–10.2) | 5.8 (3.7–7.9) |
See a counselor or have counseling | Australia | 27.7 (24.7–30.9) | 37.4 (33.2–41.8) | 28.9 (24.7–33.4) | 20.8 (17.3–24.7) |
|  | Japan | 62.0 (57.7–66.3) | 74.8 (71.0–78.6) | 76.4 (72.7–80.1) | 72.2 (68.3–76.1) |
Talk over with friends/family | Australia | 22.9 (19.8–26.4) | 24.0 (20.0–28.6) | 21.9 (18.0–26.3) | 14.4 (11.2–18.4) |
|  | Japan | 71.8 (67.8–75.8) | 70.4 (66.4–74.4) | 43.8 (39.4–48.2) | 45.2 (40.8–49.6) |
Person must first recognize problem | Australia | 5.4 (3.8–7.6) | 6.6 (4.3–9.9) | 5.3 (3.3–8.4) | 6.0 (4.1–8.7) |
|  | Japan | 23.4 (19.7–27.1) | 24.4 (20.6–28.2) | 23.4 (19.7–27.1) | 21.8 (18.2–25.4) |
Other | Australia | 37.9 (34.0–41.8) | 36.0 (31.1–41.1) | 40.1 (34.9–45.4) | 49.8 (44.6–55.0) |
|  | Japan | 8.4 (6.0–10.8) | 2.6 (1.2–4.0) | 4.4 (2.6–6.2) | 7.2 (4.9–9.5) |
Don't know | Australia | 1.8 (1.1–3.0) | 2.5 (1.4–4.6) | 2.0 (1.0–3.7) | 4.8 (3.1–7.5) |
|  | Japan | 0.4 (0.0–1.0) | 1.0 (0.1–1.9) | 1.6 (0.5–2.7) | 1.2 (0.2–2.2) |