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Table 2 Caregivers’ rating of each category to describe the problem shown in the vignette

From: Mental health literacy about schizophrenia and depression: a survey among Chinese caregivers of patients with mental disorder

Category nominated

Schizophrenia (N = 200)

Depression (N = 202)

N

%

N

%

Nervous breakdown

8

4.0

22

10.9

Depression

47

23.5

88

43.6

Schizophrenia

57

28.5

9

4.5

Psychological problems

14

7.0

29

14.4

Mental illness

44

22.0

21

10.4

Physical illness

0

0

2

1.0

Emotional problems

3

1.5

5

2.5

Self-esteem

1

0.5

0

0

Spirit intrusion

0

0

0

0

Phobia

11

5.5

1

0.5

Social phobia

6

3.0

3

1.5

GAD

2

1.0

14

6.9

PTSD

0

0

0

0

Acute anxiety attack

3

1.5

5

2.5

OCD

3

1.5

1

0.5

Personality disorder

0

0

0

0

Caused by physical illness

0

0

2

1.0

Other

0

0

0

0

Don’t know

1

0.5

0

0

  1. GAD generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder