Table 9 Percentage (95% CI) of respondents giving each outcome as likely for the person described in the vignette
From: Public beliefs about treatment and outcome of mental disorders: a comparison of Australia and Japan
Likely outcome | Country | Depression Vignette | Depression/Suicidal Vignette | Early Schizophrenia Vignette | Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
With professional help | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Full recovery | Australia | 37.3 (32.8–42.1) | 29.6 (25.5–34.1) | 24.8 (21.1–29.0) | 15.8 (12.4–19.9) |
|  | Japan | 7.4 (5.1–9.7) | 5.8 (3.7–7.9) | 4.4 (2.6–6.2) | 2.8 (1.3–4.3) |
Full recovery with relapse | Australia | 43.6 (39.2–48.1) | 48.2 (43.6–52.8) | 47.3 (43.0–51.5) | 38.9 (34.3–43.7) |
|  | Japan | 37.2 (32.9–41.5) | 33.8 (29.6–38.0) | 34.6 (30.4–38.8) | 27.8 (23.9–31.7) |
Partial recovery | Australia | 9.9 (7.6–12.8) | 9.0 (6.9–11.7) | 12.8 (10.0–16.2) | 19.1 (15.9–22.7) |
|  | Japan | 14.8 (11.7–17.9) | 15.4 (12.2–18.6) | 13.2 (10.2–16.2) | 13.6 (10.6–16.6) |
Partial recovery with relapse | Australia | 5.8 (4.0–8.2) | 9.5 (7.1–12.6) | 11.9 (9.5–14.9) | 21.4 (17.9–25.5) |
|  | Japan | 37.4 (33.1–41.7) | 40.6 (36.3–44.9) | 42.2 (37.9–46.5) | 52.8 (48.4–57.2) |
No improvement | Australia | 0.1 (0.0–0.8) | 0.3 (0.1–1.6) | 0.3 (0.0–2.3) | 0.8 (0.3–2.0) |
|  | Japan | 2.4 (1.1–3.7) | 1.2 (0.2–2.2) | 2.4 (1.1–3.7) | 1.6 (0.5–2.7) |
Get worse | Australia | 0.5 (0.1–1.9) | 0.2 (0.0–1.3) | 0.2 (0.0–2.4) | 0.3 (0.1–1.3) |
|  | Japan | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.2 (0.0–0.6) | 0.2 (0.0–0.6) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) |
Don't know | Australia | 2.8 (1.7–4.7) | 3.1 (1.9–4.9) | 2.8 (1.5–4.9) | 3.6 (2.3–5.7) |
|  | Japan | 0.8 (0.0–1.6) | 3.0 (1.5–4.5) | 3.0 (1.5–4.5) | 1.4 (0.4–2.4) |
Without professional help | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Full recovery | Australia | 0.6 (0.2–1.9) | 0.4 (0.1–1.7) | 0.6 (0.2–1.6) | 0.1 (0.0–1.2) |
|  | Japan | 0.6 (0.0–1.3) | 0.8 (0.0–1.6) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 0.4 (0.0–1.0) |
Full recovery with relapse | Australia | 2.2 (1.2–4.2) | 1.5 (0.8–2.8) | 0.7 (0.2–2.3) | 0.5 (0.1–1.7) |
|  | Japan | 4.2 (2.4–6.0) | 2.6 (1.2–4.0) | 2.6 (1.2–4.0) | 1.2 (0.2–2.2) |
Partial recovery | Australia | 2.8 (1.6–4.8) | 2.5 (1.4–4.6) | 0.9 (0.4–2.1) | 1.2 (0.5–2.7) |
|  | Japan | 3.8 (2.1–5.5) | 3.8 (2.1–5.5) | 2.6 (1.2–4.0) | 1.2 (0.2–2.2) |
Partial recovery with relapse | Australia | 9.9 (7.4–13.0) | 6.7 (4.7–9.3) | 3.7 (2.5–5.6) | 1.2 (0.5–3.0) |
|  | Japan | 12.4 (9.5–15.3) | 11.2 (8.4–14.0) | 8.6 (6.1–11.1) | 4.4 (2.6–6.2) |
No improvement | Australia | 19.3 (16.2–22.9) | 14.2 (11.4–17.5) | 14.7 (11.7–18.3) | 19.4 (15.9–23.4) |
|  | Japan | 29.8 (25.8–33.8) | 26.4 (22.5–30.3) | 33.6 (29.4–37.8) | 39.4 (35.1–43.7) |
Get worse | Australia | 63.9 (59.4–68.1) | 72.0 (67.9–75.9) | 78.0 (74.2–81.4) | 76.8 (72.2–80.8) |
|  | Japan | 47.6 (43.2–52.0) | 50.8 (46.4–55.2) | 49.0 (44.6–53.4) | 53.2 (48.8–57.6) |
Don't know | Australia | 1.3 (0.6–2.7) | 2.7 (1.4–5.0) | 1.3 (0.6–2.9) | 0.9 (0.3–2.5) |
|  | Japan | 1.6 (0.5–2.7) | 4.4 (2.6–6.2) | 3.6 (2.0–5.2) | 0.2 (0.0–0.6) |