Table 8 Percentage (95% CI) of respondents rating each type of intervention 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
Intervention | Country | Depression Vignette | Depression/Suicidal Vignette | Early Schizophrenia Vignette | Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical activity | Australia | 0.8 (0.2–2.3) | 0.3 (0.1–2.2) | 0.4 (0.1–1.3) | 0.6 (0.2–1.6) |
|  | Japan | 3.6 (2.0–5.2) | 4.0 (2.3–5.7) | 3.8 (2.1–5.5) | 3.6 (2.0–5.2) |
Read about problem | Australia | 4.1 (2.7–6.2) | 5.2 (3.6–7.5) | 4.6 (3.1–6.8) | 3.6 (2.4–5.4) |
|  | Japan | 7.6 (5.3–9.9) | 7.8 (5.4–10.2) | 8.0 (5.6–10.4) | 10.4 (7.7–13.1) |
Get out more | Australia | 0.4 (0.1–1.7) | 0.3 (0.1–1.5) | 1.7 (0.9–3.2) | 2.2 (1.2–4.1) |
|  | Japan | 3.0 (1.5–4.5) | 4.8 (2.9–6.7) | 7.4 (5.1–9.7) | 4.6 (2.8–6.4) |
Learn relaxation | Australia | 1.5 (0.7–3.2) | 0.8 (0.3–2.0) | 1.0 (0.5–2.3) | 3.6 (2.0–6.1) |
|  | Japan | 7.6 (5.3–9.9) | 8.2 (5.8–10.6) | 16.4 (13.1–19.7) | 13.6 (10.6–16.6) |
Cut out alcohol | Australia | 4.7 (3.1–7.0) | 5.3 (3.4–8.0) | 3.1 (1.9–5.1) | 2.7 (1.6–4.7) |
|  | Japan | 17.2 (13.9–20.5) | 15.0 (11.9–18.1) | 11.4 (8.6–14.2) | 12.2 (9.3–15.1) |
Psychotherapy | Australia | 10.0 (7.5–13.1) | 10.6 (8.0–13.9) | 5.7 (3.9–8.2) | 7.2 (5.2–10.0) |
|  | Japan | 7.4 (5.1–9.7) | 4.2 (2.4–6.0) | 5.2 (3.2–7.2) | 2.6 (1.2–4.0) |
Hypnosis | Australia | 17.0 (13.9–20.7) | 20.4 (16.5–24.9) | 12.8 (10.1–16.2) | 16.7 (13.4–20.5) |
|  | Japan | 14.2 (11.1–17.3) | 14.0 (10.9–17.1) | 17.4 (14.1–20.7) | 10.4 (7.7–13.1) |
Psychiatric ward | Australia | 53.3 (48.4–58.1) | 49.2 (44.4–54.1) | 38.9 (34.4–43.5) | 33.2 (28.9–37.7) |
|  | Japan | 43.0 (38.6–47.4) | 43.6 (39.2–48.0) | 38.0 (33.7–42.3) | 24.6 (20.8–28.4) |
ECT | Australia | 69.4 (64.4–74.0) | 65.9 (61.1–70.5) | 63.4 (58.5–68.0) | 65.4 (60.5–69.9) |
|  | Japan | 50.2 (45.8–54.6) | 54.4 (50.0–58.8) | 50.6 (46.2–55.0) | 44.0 (39.6–48.4) |
Occasional drink | Australia | 15.4 (12.6–18.7) | 19.1 (15.6–23.2) | 29.8 (25.9–34.1) | 25.2 (21.3–29.7) |
|  | Japan | 17.4 (14.1–20.7) | 20.2 (16.7–23.7) | 31.4 (27.3–35.5) | 26.8 (22.9–30.7) |
Special diet | Australia | 7.7 (5.7–10.3) | 9.2 (6.9–12.2) | 7.7 (5.6–10.6) | 7.1 (5.0–9.9) |
|  | Japan | 55.2 (50.8–59.6) | 55.6 (51.2–60.0) | 53.2 (48.8–57.6) | 50.4 (46.0–54.8) |
Web site | Australia | 14.8 (12.0–18.0) | 15.3 (12.3–18.8) | 12.7 (10.3–15.6) | 19.3 (16.2–22.8) |
|  | Japan | 8.0 (5.6–10.4) | 6.2 (4.1–8.3) | 7.2 (4.9–9.5) | 9.6 (7.0–12.2) |
Expert via email | Australia | 14.3 (11.6–17.4) | 16.4 (13.1–20.3) | 13.8 (11.3–16.8) | 17.3 (14.2–20.8) |
|  | Japan | 5.0 (3.1–6.9) | 5.6 (3.6–7.6) | 5.2 (3.2–7.2) | 5.8 (3.7–7.9) |
Book | Australia | 7.7 (5.8–10.1) | 9.0 (6.9–11.6) | 7.1 (5.1–9.7) | 9.4 (7.0–12.4) |
|  | Japan | 3.0 (1.5–4.5) | 4.4 (2.6–6.2) | 4.2 (2.4–6.0) | 5.0 (3.1–6.9) |
Health educator | Australia | 1.4 (0.7–2.8) | 2.0 (1.1–3.5) | 1.4 (0.7–2.8) | 1.6 (0.8–3.2) |
|  | Japan | 4.4 (2.6–6.2) | 3.8 (2.1–5.5) | 5.2 (3.2–7.2) | 4.6 (2.8–6.4) |