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Table 1 Perceived helpfulness of interventions for PTSD vignette ( n = 225)

From: Mental health literacy of resettled Iraqi refugees in Australia: knowledge about posttraumatic stress disorder and beliefs about helpfulness of interventions

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

  1. *Percentage of sample rating the specific intervention item as `the most helpful’ for treating problem described in vignette.