From: Mental health literacy among pediatric hospital staff in the United Arab Emirates
Interventions | Helpful | Harmful | Neither | Most helpfula |
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Treatments and activities | ||||
Getting information about the problem and available services | 87.0 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 13.9 |
Reading the Koran or Bible | 84.4 | 11.7 | 3.8 | 9.5 |
Getting out and about more/finding some new hobbies | 71.9 | 25.5 | 2.6 | 3.4 |
Psychotherapy focusing on changing thoughts and behaviours (cognitive behaviour therapy) | 70.1 | 27.7 | 2.2 | 37.4 |
Have a prayer session or reading with a religious leader | 68.6 | 30.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
Just talking about the problem (e.g. to a family member or close friend) | 66.3 | 30.2 | 3.5 | 5.4 |
Relaxation (e.g. having a massage) | 66.0 | 33.3 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
Psychotherapy focusing on relationships with others | 64.2 | 33.9 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
Psychotherapy focusing on causes that stem from the past | 61.4 | 34.4 | 4.2 | 13.9 |
Reading a self-help book | 53.0 | 42.1 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
Improving diet and/or getting more exercise | 52.1 | 46.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
Hypnosis | 19.9 | 69.0 | 11.1 | 0.7 |
Trying to deal with the problem on her own | 18.8 | 47.1 | 34.1 | 2.0 |
Admission to a psychiatric hospital | 18.6 | 61.1 | 20.3 | 3.7 |
Traditional therapies (e.g. herbs, honey, black cumin seed, olive oil, dates, cupping - Hijama) | 16.7 | 80.1 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
Drinking alcohol to relax | 2.5 | 23.1 | 74.4 | 0.0 |
Medicine Type | ||||
Anti-depressant medication (e.g. Prozac) | 56.9 | 8.2 | 34.9 | 44.3 |
Medication to help you relax (e.g. Xanax, Valium) | 51.9 | 8.4 | 39.6 | 43.0 |
Vitamins and minerals (e.g. Vitamin C) | 45.1 | 0.0 | 54.9 | 12.7 |
Person/Service | ||||
Psychologist | 83.0 | 2.0 | 15.1 | 29.9 |
Psychiatrist | 77.5 | 1.0 | 21.6 | 29.9 |
Family member | 75.5 | 2.3 | 22.3 | 16.5 |
Religious person or priest | 74.2 | 1.9 | 23.9 | 5.2 |
Community mental health worker/team (e.g. social worker, mental health nurse) | 71.8 | 1.0 | 27.2 | 4.1 |
Close female friend | 65.0 | 1.9 | 33.1 | 7.2 |
Homeland social group/club | 62.8 | 5.5 | 31.7 | 3.1 |
Family or local doctor | 58.5 | 2.0 | 39.5 | 2.1 |
Community religious organization | 50.2 | 2.0 | 47.8 | 0.0 |
Telephone counseling | 38.4 | 4.2 | 57.3 | 1.0 |
Close male friend | 16.6 | 8.6 | 74.8 | 1.0 |