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Table 4 Vignette 3: Social anxiety disorder vignette

From: Mental health literacy among primary care providers in Hungary: a vignette-based survey

Label Assigned (Open-Ended)

N

% of total sample (n = 208)

Social Anxiety Disorder

71

34.1%

Anxiety

68

32.7%

Personality flaw (e.g., lack of self-confidence)

12

5.8%

Personality Disorder

5

2.4%

Adjustment Disorder

4

1.9%

Other (e.g., autism, panic)

23

11.1%

Listed more than one incorrect diagnosis (e.g., OCD and depression)

16

7.7%

Non-specific response1

9

4.3%

Medication Recommendation (Open-Ended)

N

% endorsing medication (n = 49)*

Anxiolytics

30

61.2%

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

9

18.4%

More than one medication recommended

7

14.3%

Uncertain/Unknown

1

2.0%

Other

2

4.1%

First Choice Treatment Recommendation (Multiple-Choice)

N

% of total sample (n = 208)

Therapist or Psychologist

122

58.7%

Psychiatrist

20

9.6%

Medication

1

0.5%

General Practitioner

21

10.1%

Social Support (friend, family, teacher)

43

20.7%

Hospital / Emergency room

0

0.0%

Priest or Church

0

0.0%

Concealment

0

0.0%

Other

1

0.5%

Primary Cause (Multiple-Choice)

N

% of total sample (n = 208)

Mental Illness

102

49.0%

Stress

42

20.2%

Biological Factors

11

5.3%

Environmental Factors

18

8.7%

Personal Weakness

28

13.5%

Other

7

3.5%

  1. Note. *Only participants who endorsed medication as one of their top three treatment recommendations were asked what medication they would recommend; 1Participants were coded as having a non-specific response if they indicated that there was a problem but did not specify the type of problem. For example, several participants indicated “Yes, this person has a problem.”; Data is presented for all available cases, n = 208. The most common responses are bolded