Table 4 Percentage of respondents rating various treatments as helpful for the person described in the vignette.
Depression Vignette | Schizophrenia Vignette | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–24 n = 96 | 25–39 n = 293 | 40–54 n = 250 | 55–69 n = 213 | 70+ n = 149 | 18–24 n = 102 | 25–39 n = 246 | 40–54 n = 296 | 55–69 n = 215 | 70+ n = 138 |
GP | 85.9 | 88.3 | 86.3 | 85.7 | 90.9 | 64.8 | 76.5 | 85.4 | 70.6 | 77.4 |
Pharmacist | 31.8 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 40.2 | 42.1 | 14.9 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 29.3 | 29.0 |
Counsellor | 85.5 | 88.4 | 85.7 | 73.8 | 68.2 | 92.4 | 90.1 | 90.1 | 74.3 | 70.5 |
Social worker | 66.4 | 69.4 | 61.4 | 51.6 | 61.9 | 70.9 | 73.0 | 72.3 | 62.5 | 54.9 |
Phone counselling | 73.0 | 71.8 | 61.4 | 52.4 | 54.7 | 62.6 | 62.8 | 60.1 | 50.0 | 38.0 |
Psychiatrist | 65.1 | 69.8 | 68.0 | 56.7 | 58.9 | 76.9 | 84.9 | 85.0 | 76.5 | 69.7 |
Psychologist | 74.3 | 72.0 | 72.9 | 54.6 | 52.2 | 71.5 | 79.3 | 80.4 | 68.1 | 55.1 |
Close family | 74.8 | 71.2 | 67.4 | 61.7 | 62.9 | 68.8 | 68.0 | 60.7 | 57.5 | 57.3 |
Close friends | 84.9 | 81.1 | 78.8 | 71.6 | 72.5 | 84.7 | 71.8 | 73.0 | 67.8 | 71.1 |
Naturopath/herbalist | 28.5 | 37.1 | 44.9 | 28.3 | 23.7 | 22.3 | 26.8 | 26.0 | 19.8 | 18.9 |
Clergy | 37.2 | 46.1 | 43.3 | 46.6 | 54.0 | 29.3 | 31.1 | 41.8 | 42.2 | 40.1 |
Vitamins, minerals | 53.5 | 51.5 | 54.4 | 43.6 | 44.6 | 31.3 | 35.0 | 30.9 | 27.6 | 29.5 |
Antidepressants | 50.5 | 51.9 | 46.4 | 45.9 | 32.2 | 47.5 | 49.2 | 53.0 | 52.9 | 42.2 |
Antibiotics | 11.0 | 10.7 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 13.6 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 6.6 |
Sleeping pills | 30.2 | 27.5 | 16.6 | 21.8 | 27.6 | 22.3 | 17.3 | 20.0 | 13.4 | 18.2 |
Antipsychotics | 12.7 | 11.8 | 13.4 | 11.8 | 3.1 | 29.4 | 36.6 | 38.0 | 31.7 | 19.5 |
Physical activity | 92.1 | 94.2 | 91.2 | 89.8 | 91.7 | 91.4 | 88.5 | 85.2 | 86.1 | 88.2 |
Read about problem | 87.7 | 86.3 | 76.8 | 74.3 | 66.2 | 88.8 | 84.9 | 84.0 | 67.1 | 66.4 |
Get out more | 86.8 | 86.1 | 86.6 | 88.2 | 88.9 | 94.2 | 87.1 | 85.2 | 84.7 | 87.9 |
Learn relaxation | 85.0 | 87.3 | 84.0 | 81.2 | 76.1 | 80.7 | 75.8 | 79.0 | 74.7 | 75.2 |
Cut out alcohol | 49.0 | 58.4 | 53.8 | 58.2 | 58.9 | 58.3 | 70.2 | 68.8 | 63.8 | 62.2 |
Psychotherapy | 44.9 | 49.0 | 48.1 | 37.8 | 31.5 | 61.6 | 62.6 | 63.2 | 53.0 | 48.5 |
Hypnosis | 20.8 | 22.4 | 25.6 | 18.6 | 22.8 | 26.9 | 32.1 | 31.3 | 32.0 | 21.5 |
Psychiatric ward | 16.1 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 17.7 | 12.8 | 27.0 | 33.5 | 35.2 | 36.1 | 19.4 |
Occasional drink | 37.3 | 36.3 | 47.2 | 50.5 | 56.8 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 35.9 | 42.4 |
Special diet | 45.9 | 45.3 | 54.0 | 49.9 | 43.2 | 29.9 | 42.1 | 47.7 | 42.9 | 39.8 |