The assessment of depression awareness and help-seeking behaviour: experiences with the International Depression Literacy Survey

Table 6 Typical behaviours and experiences of people with depression as nominated by Australian students (N = 394*)

	2^nd Year Medical	4^th Year Medical	ANU	Chinese	2^nd vs 4^th Year Medical	ANU vs Chinese
	n = 103	n = 82	n = 37	n = 172	p value^a	p value^a
Be unable to concentrate or have difficulty thinking %	62	78	41	35	0.030	0.644
Stop doing things they enjoy %	63	65	32	18	0.952	0.081
Withdraw from close family and friends %	52	42	70	28	0.228	< 0.001
Have relationship or family problems %	37	44	27	34	0.415	0.509
Stop going out %	38	39	32	26	0.993	0.566
Become dependent on alcohol, drugs or sedatives %	19	37	41	38	0.014	0.900
Have suicidal thoughts or behaviours %	46	26	35	29	0.008	0.595
Not get things done at school/work %	28	38	35	26	0.217	0.366
Lack of self care (e.g. have a change in their personal hygiene habits) %	33	12	14	21	0.002	0.422

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