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Table 5 Percentage of respondents rating each type of intervention as "helpful" or "harmful" for the person in the depression vignette (by sample)

From: Depression literacy among Australians of Chinese-speaking background in Melbourne, Australia

 

Australian

Japanese

Chinese Australian

Australian

Japanese

Chinese Australian

1. Physical activity

92.0

69.4

97.5

0.8

3.6

0.5

2. Read about problem

79.3

60

64.6

4.1

7.6

4.1

3. Get out more

87.0

67.0

60.2

0.4

3.0

8.9

4. Learn to relax

83.6

38.0

83.1

1.5

7.6

0

5. Cut out alcohol

56.0

10.0

82.6

4.7

17.2

4.6

6. Psychotherapy

44.1

49.0

89.8

10.0

7.4

0

7. Cognitive behavioral treatment

NA

NA

69.6

NA

NA

0.5

8. Hypnosis

22.4

28.0

27.8

17.0

14.2

7.2

9. Psychiatric ward

16.4

13.6

15.0

53.3

43.0

34.2

10. Electroconvulsive treatment (ECT)

5.9

2.2

9.4

69.4

50.2

16.1

11. Occasional drink

44.4

31.4

10.3

15.4

17.4

44.1

12. Taking Chinese nutritional foods/supplements

NA

NA

32.6

NA

NA

11.9

13. Qigong

NA

NA

26.9

NA

NA

9.3

14. Changing fungshui

NA

NA

5.8

NA

NA

27.7

15. Traditional Chinese worship

NA

NA

4.2

NA

NA

51.6