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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2015 Jun 8;85(6):620–630. doi: 10.1037/ort0000074

Table 1. Responses to Depression Vignette by Current Depressive Status.

Responses to vignette Low depressed % (n = 223) High depressed % (n = 109) Total % (N = 332)
Recognition: “What do you think is wrong with [person in vignette]? (choose only one)”
 General life stress 4.0 8.3 5.4
 Depression 90.6 78.0 86.4
 Schizophrenia 0.4 1.8 0.9
 Social phobia 0 0 0
 General anxiety disorder 1.8 2.8 2.1
 Other anxiety disorder 2.2 4.6 3.0
 Personality disorder 0 0.9 0.3
 Medical problem .9 3.7 1.8
 Other 0 0 0
Causal Attribution: “What do you think is the primary cause of this problem? (choose only one)”
 Biological factors 17.8 11.1 15.6
 Environmental factors 21.0 25.0 22.3
 Mental illness 19.2 14.8 17.7
 Personal weakness 11.0 8.3 10.1
 Stress 28.3 36.1 30.9
 Other 2.7 4.6 3.4
Help-Seeking Recommendation: “Do you think that [person in vignette] should seek professional help for this problem?”
 Yes 91.5 81.7 88.3
 No 5.4 7.3 6.0
 Undecided 3.4 11.0 5.7
Hypothetical Help-Seeking: “How do you think you would deal with this experience? (select all that apply)”
 Deal with it myself 31.4 43.1 35.2
 Talk to a family member 62.3 55.0 59.9
 Talk to a friend 64.6 60.6 63.3
 Talk to a psychiatrist 48.4 40.0 45.8
 Talk to a family doctor 24.2 14.7 21.1
 Talk to another medical doctor 8.1 11.0 9.0
 Talk to a psychologist 44.4 33.0 40.7
 Talk to a social worker 7.6 4.6 6.6
 Talk to a counselor 35.9 33.9 35.2
 Talk to any other mental health provider 9.0 11.0 9.6
 Talk to a religious or spiritual leader 16.6 12.8 15.4
 Talk to any other healer 1.3 3.7 2.1
 Other 1.8 1.8 1.8
Similar Experience: “Have you ever experienced something similar to that of [person in vignette]?”
 Yes 28.4 50.5 35.6
 No 71.6 49.5 64.4