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Table 7 Reponses to the statements “it is acceptable to use prescription drugs to treat Depression/ADHD”: 2013 and 2011 results

From: Over-diagnosed and over-treated: a survey of Australian public attitudes towards the acceptability of drug treatment for depression and ADHD

 

Depression (%)

ADHD (%)

 

2013

2011a

2013

2011a

Agree

60.9

61.4

42.1

39.2

Disagree

17.5

16.7

38.2

39.3

Don’t Know

21.6

21.9

19.6

21.5

  1. a2011 data included a “Neutral” option accounting for 9.6% of the sample for depression, and 9.2% for ADHD. The percentages reported here have been re-calculated by excluding “Neutral” respondents from the denominator for direct comparison with 2013 data.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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