No. | Item | Incorrect response | Correct response | No response | Mean | SD | |||
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N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
1 | People with depression often speak in a rambling and disjointed way | 43 | 66.2 | 22 | 33.8 | 00 | 00 | 0.33 | 0.47 |
2 | People with depression may feel guilty when they are not at fault | 16 | 24.6 | 49 | 75.4 | 00 | 00 | 0.75 | 0.43 |
3 | Reckless and foolhardy behavior is a common sign of depression | 37 | 56.9 | 28 | 43.1 | 00 | 00 | 0.43 | 0.49 |
4 | Loss of confidence and poor self-esteem may be a symptom of depression | 16 | 24.6 | 48 | 73.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.43 |
5 | Not stepping on cracks in the footpath may be a sign of depression | 8 | 12.3 | 57 | 87.7 | 00 | 00 | 0.87 | 0.33 |
6 | People with depression often hear voices that are not there | 27 | 41.5 | 37 | 56.9 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.57 | 0.49 |
7 | Sleeping too much or too little may be a sign of depression | 28 | 43.1 | 36 | 55.4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.56 | 0.50 |
8 | Eating too much or losing interest in food may be a sign of depression | 35 | 53.8 | 27 | 41.5 | 3 | 4.6 | 0.43 | 0.49 |
9 | Depression does not affect your memory and concentration | 22 | 33.8 | 43 | 66.2 | 00 | 00 | 0.66 | 0.47 |
10 | Having several distinct personalities may be a sign of depression | 20 | 30.8 | 45 | 69.2 | 00 | 00 | 0.69 | 0.46 |
11 | People may move more slowly or become agitated as a result of their depression | 27 | 41.5 | 38 | 58.5 | 00 | 00 | 0.58 | 0.49 |
12 | Clinical psychologists can prescribe antidepressants | 34 | 52.3 | 30 | 46.2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.46 | 0.50 |
13 | Moderate depression disrupts a person’s life as much as multiple sclerosis or deafness | 33 | 50.8 | 31 | 47.7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.48 | 0.50 |
14 | Most people with depression need to be hospitalized | 32 | 49.2 | 33 | 50.8 | 00 | 00 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
15 | Many famous people have suffered from depression | 42 | 64.6 | 22 | 33.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.34 | 0.47 |
16 | Many treatments for depression are more effective than antidepressants | 49 | 75.4 | 16 | 24.6 | 00 | 00 | 0.24 | 0.43 |
17 | Counseling is as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy for depression | 55 | 84.6 | 9 | 13.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.14 | 0.35 |
18 | Cognitive behavioral therapy is as effective as antidepressants for mild to moderate depression | 16 | 24.6 | 48 | 73.8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 0.43 |
19 | Of all the alternative and lifestyle treatments for depression, vitamins are likely to be the most helpful | 28 | 43.1 | 37 | 56.9 | 00 | 00 | 0.56 | 0.49 |
20 | People with depression should stop taking antidepressants as soon as they feel better | 26 | 40.0 | 38 | 58.5 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.59 | 0.49 |
21 | Antidepressants are addictive | 35 | 53.8 | 29 | 44.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.45 | 0.50 |
22 | Antidepressant medications usually work straight away | 4 | 6.2 | 60 | 92.3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.93 | 0.24 |
Total | Depression-related literacy | – | – | – | 12.31 | 2.13 |