Table 7 Percentage (95% CI) of respondents rating each type of medication as "harmful" for the person described in the vignette
From: Public beliefs about treatment and outcome of mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan
Medication | Country | Depression Vignette | Depression/Suicidal Vignette | Early Schizophrenia Vignette | Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitamins, minerals | Australia | 4.4 (2.9–6.7) | 5.4 (3.7–7.9) | 5.8 (4.1–8.4) | 6.4 (4.5–9.0) |
|  | Japan | 14.6 (11.5–17.7) | 13.8 (10.8–16.8) | 14.6 (11.5–17.7) | 14.8 (11.7–17.9) |
Pain relievers | Australia | 37.7 (33.0–42.6) | 37.3 (33.1–41.7) | 38.9 (34.6–43.4) | 34.5 (30.0–39.3) |
|  | Japan | 43.4 (39.0–47.8) | 42.6 (38.3–46.9) | 36.6 (32.4–40.8) | 35.6 (31.4–39.8) |
Antidepressants | Australia | 27.5 (23.5–31.8) | 23.4 (19.8–27.4) | 22.6 (19.2–26.5) | 29.3 (25.2–33.8) |
|  | Japan | 18.2 (14.8–21.6) | 21.2 (17.6–24.8) | 15.2 (12.0–18.4) | 10.6 (7.9–13.3) |
Antibiotics | Australia | 38.3 (33.4–43.4) | 37.8 (33.0–42.8) | 35.9 (31.5–40.4) | 36.9 (32.4–41.7) |
|  | Japan | 29.8 (25.8–33.8) | 37.6 (33.3–41.9) | 29.0 (25.0–33.0) | 22.8 (19.1–26.5) |
Sleeping pills | Australia | 49.6 (44.9–54.3) | 50.3 (45.9–54.7) | 53.1 (48.2–57.9) | 58.8 (54.3–63.1) |
|  | Japan | 27.0 (23.1–30.9) | 27.8 (23.9–31.7) | 30.0 (26.0–34.0) | 27.0 (23.1–30.9) |
Antipsychotics | Australia | 48.3 (43.5–53.1) | 40.4 (35.9–45.0) | 24.5 (20.6–28.8) | 24.5 (20.9–28.5) |
|  | Japan | 19.0 (15.5–22.5) | 23.8 (20.1–27.5) | 17.4 (14.1–20.7) | 8.4 (6.0–10.8) |
Tranquillizers | Australia | 60.4 (55.8–64.8) | 60.1 (55.5–64.5) | 47.5 (42.9–52.2) | 55.7 (50.9–60.4) |
|  | Japan | 15.8 (12.6–19.0) | 17.6 (14.3–20.9) | 13.4 (10.4–16.4) | 9.4 (6.8–12.0) |