Interventions | Helpful | Harmful | Neither | Most helpful* |
---|---|---|---|---|
Treatments and activities | ||||
Reading Koran or Bible | 79.2 | 1.8 | 17.3 | 19.0 |
Finding new hobbies | 75.2 | 2.7 | 19.0 | 8.0 |
Psychotherapy focusing on relationships with others | 73.0 | 3.5 | 20.8 | 5.5 |
Prayer session | 66.8 | 3.1 | 28.8 | 4.4 |
Improving diet or exercise | 66.8 | 2.7 | 26.5 | 2.7 |
Psychotherapy focusing on past | 64.2 | 10.2 | 23.0 | 9.3 |
Relaxation | 62.4 | 4.4 | 30.1 | 2.2 |
Psychotherapy focusing on changing thoughts | 61.5 | 9.3 | 27.4 | 16.4 |
Getting information about problem | 60.2 | 9.3 | 27.4 | 4.9 |
Reading a self-help book | 59.3 | 3.1 | 34.5 | 0.4 |
Trying to deal with problem alone | 58.0 | 8.8 | 31.4 | 6.6 |
Talking about problem | 46.0 | 22.1 | 29.2 | 7.5 |
Admission to a psychiatric hospital | 29.2 | 34.1 | 33.6 | 4.9 |
Traditional therapies | 13.7 | 37.2 | 46.0 | 0.9 |
Hypnosis | 5.8 | 43.3 | 46.5 | 0.9 |
Drinking alcohol to relax | 4.0 | 75.7 | 15.9 | 0.4 |
People | ||||
Psychiatrist | 84.5 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 35.4 |
Family member | 66.4 | 3.1 | 28.3 | 11.5 |
GP | 66.4 | 1.8 | 27.9 | 9.7 |
Psychologist | 65.0 | 3.5 | 27.4 | 8.4 |
Religious leader | 61.1 | 3.1 | 31.9 | 11.1 |
Close female friend | 50.0 | 6.6 | 40.3 | 6.2 |
Iraqi social group/club | 48.2 | 8.8 | 39.4 | 7.1 |
Close male friend | 42.5 | 11.9 | 40.7 | 2.7 |
Community mental health worker | 42.0 | 12.4 | 42.5 | 4.9 |
Community religious organisation | 38.9 | 5.8 | 49.6 | 0.9 |
Telephone counselling line | 26.1 | 10.6 | 56.2 | 0 |