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Table 4 Caregivers’ rating of perceived helpfulness/harmfulness for medications

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

Medications

Schizophrenia (n = 200)

Depression (n = 202)

Helpfulness

Harmfulness

Helpfulness

Harmfulness

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Vitamins and minerals

81 (40.5)

14 (7.0)

95 (47.0)

15 (7.4)

Laxatives

28 (14.0)

80 (40.0)

22 (10.9)

105 (52.0)

Herbal medicines

72 (36.0)

32 (16.0)

75 (37.1)

29 (14.4)

Pain relievers

22 (11.0)

113 (56.5)

30 (14.9)

111 (55.0)

Antidepressants

157 (78.5)

18 (9.0)

163 (80.7)

20 (9.9)

Antibiotics

34 (17.0)

76 (38.0)

33 (16.3)

91 (45.0)

Sleeping pills

60 (30.0)**

95 (47.5)

87 (43.1)

72 (35.6)

Antipsychotics

164 (82.0)**

20 (10.0)

123 (60.9)

44 (21.8)

Tranquillizers

104 (52.0)

46 (23.0)

103 (51.0)

50 (24.8)

Anti-anxiety drugs

154 (77.0)

15 (7.5)

156 (77.2)

19 (9.4)

  1. *Difference between two vignettes p < 0.05; **Difference between two vignettes p < 0.01