Table 3 |
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General views and beliefs (n, %) |
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| Question |
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
Don't know n (%) |
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| What's your general opinion on psychotropic medication? |
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| Do you believe that they cause sedation without curing? |
62 (46.2) |
21 (15.4) |
51 (38.4) |
| Do they act therapeutically? |
31 (23.1) |
37 (27.7) |
66 (49.2) |
| Do you believe that they have a common mechanism of action as tranquilizers? |
33 (24.6) |
60 (44.6) |
41 (30.2) |
| Do you believe that they act on the brain correcting a biological abnormality responsible for the mental disease? |
36 (27.2) |
49 (36.4) |
49 (36.4) |
| Do you believe that they are differentiated in categories (antipsychotics, antidepressants etc.) each with a different mechanism of action and efficacy? |
112 (83.3) |
6 (4.6) |
16 (12.1) |
| What is your opinion about the use of psychotropic medication? |
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| Excessive use |
50 (37.0) |
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| Normal use |
19 (14.0) |
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| Low use |
8 (6.0) |
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| I don't know |
57 (43.0) |
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| Do you believe that psychiatrists unnecessarily use high doses of psychotropic medication? |
27 (20.3) |
34 (25.5) |
73 (54.7) |
| Do you think that higher doses are more effective? |
2 (1.6) |
101 (75.0) |
31 (23.4) |
| Do you take medication frequently (e.g. for headaches, insomnia etc)? |
12 (9.1) |
122 (90.9) |
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| Are you generally against medication? |
95 (71.2) |
39 (28.8) |
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| Do you fear psychotropic medication more than other medication? |
107 (79.7) |
27 (20.3) |
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Lazaratou et al. Annals of General Psychiatry 2007 6:32 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-6-32 |
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