Table 2.

Pre- and post-test results

Questions	Pre-test		Post-test		p Value
	No	%	No	%
1. Mentally ill usually cannot make decisions	4	7	8	14	0.344
2. Mentally ill are best cared for in mental hospitals	22	39	39	70	0.009
3. All depression should be treated by antidepressants	36	64	38	68	1.000
4. Anti-depressants are addictive	33	59	50	89	0.002
5. Benzodiazepines are addictive	43	77	54	96	0.013
6. Mental disorders are common in children and adolescents	26	46	41	73	0.017
7. Acute seizures, I/M diazepam is the treatment of choice	31	55	38	68	0.265
8. Depression in a mother may lead to developmental delay in the child	43	77	50	89	0.118
9. For a child with over activity, medication is usually needed	27	48	41	73	0.007
10. Vitamin injections should be routinely used for somatic complaints	35	63	43	77	0.185
11. Asking about suicidal thoughts increases risk of suicide	19	34	33	59	0.016
12. Symptoms of depression	34	61	48	86	0.007
13. Treatment with anti-depressants	40	71	43	77	0.701
14. Psycho-social advice for depression	52	93	54	96	0.687
15. Diagnosis of ‘hearing voices’	42	75	53	95	0.006
16. Management of acute psychosis	30	54	28	50	0.851
17. Diagnosis of epilepsy	21	38	49	88	<0.001
18. Anti-epileptic medication	25	45	53	95	<0.001
19. Suicidal attempt	46	82	52	93	0.267
20. Drug dependence	47	84	53	95	0.109
21. Behavioral management of children	50	89	47	84	0.424
22. Managing developmental delay	36	64	47	84	0.027
23. Managing difficult behavior in adolescents	41	73	44	79	0.629
24. Motivation and treating drug dependence	40	71	46	82	0.238
25. Pharmacological treatments of mental illness	41	73	39	70	0.690