Table 3. Responses to Depression Vignette by Level of Distress.

Responses to vignette	No/Mild distress % (n = 424)	Moderate distress % (n = 728)	Serious distress % (n = 168)	Total % (N = 1,321)
Recognition: “What do you think is wrong with [person in vignette]? (choose only one)”
General life stress	6.1	9.2	7.7	8.1
Depression	89.2	82.8	85.1	85.0
Schizophrenia	0	.8	0	0.5
Social phobia	0	1.0	0.6	0.6
General anxiety disorder	2.1	2.7	2.4	2.5
Other anxiety disorder	.5	1.5	1.8	1.3
Personality disorder	.5	.7	1.2	0.7
Medical problem	.7	.8	0.6	0.8
Other	.9	.4	.6	0.7
Causal Attribution: “What do you think is the primary cause of this problem? (select all that apply)”
Biological factors	38.4	36.6	33.9	36.7
Environmental factors	61.8	60.1	65.5	61.1
Mental illness	29.0	32.8	34.5	31.7
Personal weakness	23.8	26.5	30.4	26.0
Stress	75.5	74.8	81.5	75.5
Other	1.9	2.6	1.8	2.3
Help-Seeking Recommendation: “Do you think that [person in vignette] should seek professional help for this problem?”
Yes	88.7	82.9	82.1	84.6
No	4.7	6.2	5.4	5.6
Undecided	6.6	11.0	12.5	9.8
Similar Experience: “Have you ever experienced something similar to that of [person in vignette]?”
Yes	22.2	43.3	72.0	40.0
No	77.8	56.7	28.0	60.0
Personal Help-Seeking: “If so, what did you do to deal with the experience? (select all that apply)”	(n = 94)	(n = 315)	(n = 121)	(N = 424)
Dealt with it myself	15.1	31.6	56.5	29.3
Talked to a family member	10.8	21.3	25.0	18.3
Talked to a friend	14.2	26.5	39.3	24.1
Talked to a psychiatrist	2.8	5.6	13.1	5.7
Talked to a family doctor	1.9	3.7	6.5	3.5
Talked to another medical doctor	0	0.4	1.2	0.4
Talked to a psychologist	2.6	8.0	23.8	8.2
Talked to a social worker	0.7	1.1	1.2	1.0
Talked to a counselor	4.0	7.4	17.9	7.6
Talked to any other mental health provider	0.7	0.4	0	0.5
Talked to a religious or spiritual leader	1.4	1.8	4.8	2.0
Talked to any other healer	0	0.4	0.6	0.3
Other	0.7	1.1	1.8	1.1