Table 1.

Percentages Of Positive Responses Toward Bipolar Awareness, Including Information And Knowledge (N=416)

Item Number	Statements	Positive Response (%)
	Information
1	Heard about Bipolar Disorder*	49.5
2	Bipolar is a common disorder in Saudi Arabia*	57.0
	Causes of Bipolar
3	Neurophysiologic or neurochemical imbalance*	45.2
4	Certain medical conditions, e.g. Cancer, Diabetes, Heart diseases, hypothyroidism *	26.0
5	Heredity or genetic*	34.1
6	Unhealthy lifestyle*	50.2
7	Weakness of character, e.g. Weak personality	59.9
8	Substance abuse	49.0
9	Medications*	23.1
10	Weak faith	52.2
11	Traumatic event in life, e.g. Death of a close one, physical injury, theft, disaster, etc.*	59.9
	Treatment of Bipolar
12	Psychiatric medications (e.g. antidepressants, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, sedatives)*	47.6
13	Talk to family or friends	48.1
14	Head bandage by traditional therapist	58.7
15	Smoking	96.6
16	Having an occasional alcoholic drink	96.9
17	Amphetamine or Hash	97.4
18	Electroconvulsive therapy under psychiatrist supervision*	12.7
19	Using brief counselling therapies (e.g. cognitive and/or behavioral therapies)*	44.0
20	Hitting and choking by faith healers	97.8
21	Involve in recreational activities	46.4

Notes: *Indicates positive statements, where positive responses were given for agreement. As the rest of statements were incorrect, positive responses were given for disagreement.