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Table 6 Percentage (95% CI) of respondents rating each type of person 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

Person

Country

Depression Vignette

Depression/Suicidal Vignette

Early Schizophrenia Vignette

Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette

GP

Australia

0.5 (0.2–1.6)

1.1 (0.5–2.5)

2.5 (1.5–4.3)

2.7 (1.5–4.7)

 

Japan

9.4 (6.8–12.0)

9.0 (6.5–11.5)

12.6 (9.7–15.5)

12.8 (9.9–15.7)

Pharmacist

Australia

8.7 (6.3–12.1)

8.1 (5.7–11.5)

8.6 (6.4–11.4)

8.2 (5.8–11.5)

 

Japan

23.6 (19.9–27.3)

22.0 (18.4–25.6)

22.4 (18.7–26.1)

23.0 (19.3–26.7)

Counselor

Australia

3.1 (1.8–5.3)

2.3 (1.3–3.8)

3.0 (1.8–5.0)

2.4 (1.3–4.4)

 

Japan

1.0 (0.1–1.9)

1.0 (0.1–1.9)

1.4 (0.4–2.4)

1.6 (0.5–2.7)

Social worker

Australia

4.5 (3.0–6.7)

5.5 (3.6–8.2)

4.4 (3.0–6.5)

3.0 (1.8–5.0)

 

Japan

1.4 (0.4–2.4)

3.0 (1.5–4.5)

4.8 (2.9–6.7)

3.0 (1.5–4.5)

Phone counseling

Australia

5.9 (4.1–8.6)

6.3 (4.2–9.2)

7.6 (5.3–10.9)

11.1 (8.4–14.6)

 

Japan

8.6 (6.1–11.1)

6.6 (4.4–8.8)

11.0 (8.2–13.8)

12.0 (9.1–14.9)

Psychiatrist

Australia

7.1 (5.0–10.1)

8.1 (5.9–11.0)

5.2 (3.5–7.7)

4.6 (3.1–6.8)

 

Japan

5.4 (3.4–7.4)

4.8 (2.9–6.7)

6.0 (3.9–8.1)

2.8 (1.3–4.3)

Psychologist

Australia

5.1 (3.3–7.9)

5.2 (3.5–7.7)

3.2 (2.0–5.0)

3.6 (2.3–5.6)

 

Japan

6.0 (3.9–8.1)

8.0 (5.6–10.4)

6.0 (3.9–8.1)

5.0 (3.1–6.9)

Close family

Australia

4.9 (3.3–7.1)

4.1 (2.7–6.1)

5.6 (3.9–8.0)

5.3 (3.7–7.7)

 

Japan

1.6 (0.5–2.7)

1.6 (0.5–2.7)

4.6 (2.8–6.4)

4.4 (2.6–6.2)

Close friends

Australia

2.1 (1.1–3.7)

2.6 (1.5–4.5)

3.0 (1.8–4.8)

3.3 (2.0–5.3)

 

Japan

1.8 (0.6–3.0)

1.4 (0.4–2.4)

4.0 (2.3–5.7)

4.2 (2.4–6.0)

Naturopath/herbalist

Australia

11.1 (8.5–14.5)

13.3 (10.5–16.7)

15.1 (12.1–18.7)

15.0 (11.8–18.9)

 

Japan

18.8 (15.4–22.2)

17.2 (13.9–20.5)

18.2 (14.8–21.6)

21.4 (17.8–25.0)

Clergy

Australia

8.1 (5.8–11.1)

9.3 (7.2–11.9)

11.6 (8.9–15.0)

10.3 (7.7–13.6)

 

Japan

24.2 (20.4–28.0)

14.6 (11.5–17.7)

26.0 (22.1–29.9)

24.4 (20.6–28.2)

Deal with it alone

Australia

64.0 (59.6–68.3)

74.8 (70.4–78.7)

70.4 (65.9–74.5)

67.7 (62.9–72.2)

 

Japan

41.4 (37.1–45.7)

42.6 (38.3–46.9)

38.8 (34.5–43.1)

40.8 (36.5–45.1)