Table 4 Percentage (95% CI) of respondents rating each type of medication as "helpful" 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 | 50.2 (45.4–55.1) | 43.7 (39.2–48.3) | 31.3 (27.4–35.5) | 33.2 (28.9–37.8) |
|  | Japan | 20.2 (16.7–23.7) | 16.4 (13.1–19.7) | 10.6 (7.9–13.3) | 12.4 (9.5–15.3) |
Pain relievers | Australia | 14.8 (11.7–18.5) | 12.3 (9.6–15.7) | 7.3 (5.3–9.9) | 10.2 (7.7–13.4) |
|  | Japan | 4.4 (2.6–6.2) | 3.6 (2.0–5.2) | 4.2 (2.4–6.0) | 4.6 (2.8–6.4) |
Antidepressants | Australia | 46.7 (42.4–51.1) | 52.5 (48.1–56.7) | 49.9 (45.7–54.2) | 42.6 (37.9–47.5) |
|  | Japan | 34.8 (30.6–39.0) | 36.0 (31.8–40.2) | 38.6 (34.3–42.9) | 39.8 (35.5–44.1) |
Antibiotics | Australia | 10.4 (7.9–13.7) | 7.9 (5.7–10.8) | 4.0 (2.5–6.2) | 6.4 (4.5–9.1) |
|  | Japan | 6.2 (4.1–8.3) | 6.0 (3.9–8.1) | 4.8 (2.9–6.7) | 8.4 (6.0–10.8) |
Sleeping pills | Australia | 23.9 (20.1–28.1) | 21.9 (18.6–25.6) | 18.1 (14.7–22.1) | 11.6 (8.8–15.1) |
|  | Japan | 31.6 (27.5–35.7) | 26.2 (22.3–30.1) | 21.4 (17.8–25.0) | 24.8 (21.0–28.6) |
Antipsychotics | Australia | 11.2 (8.4–14.8) | 16.5 (13.3–20.3) | 33.1 (29.0–37.5) | 38.2 (34.0–42.6) |
|  | Japan | 22.6 (18.9–26.3) | 21.8 (18.2–25.4) | 30.2 (26.2–34.2) | 41.2 (36.9–45.5) |
Tranquillizers | Australia | 13.8 (11.0–17.1) | 13.8 (11.0–17.1) | 17.2 (14.1–20.8) | 15.3 (12.6–18.4) |
|  | Japan | 38.4 (34.1–42.7) | 37.0 (32.8–41.2) | 38.4 (34.1–42.7) | 45.4 (41.0–49.8) |