Table 2 Percentage of respondents who mentioned various first aid responses
From: Mental health first aid responses of the public: results from an Australian national survey
Response | Depression Vignette | Depression/Suicidal Vignette | Early Schizophrenia Vignette | Chronic Schizophrenia Vignette |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Encourage professional help-seeking | 58.6 | 62.4 | 57.5 | 66.0 |
Listen/ talk/ support person | 69.1 | 73.4 | 70.3 | 65.6 |
Listen/ talk/ support family | 2.2 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 2.4 |
Assess problem/ risk of harm | 17.3 | 14.8 | 9.7 | 6.8 |
Give or seek information | 5.5 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 12.9 |
Encourage self-help | 12.0 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 10.2 |