PND | Depression | |||
Source | n | % | n | % |
Information Source | ||||
GP | 237 | 96 | 141 | 97 |
Community health nurse | 213 | 89 | 107 | 74 |
Telephone counselling service | 208 | 84 | 125 | 86 |
Psychologist | 197 | 80 | 113 | 78 |
Internet | 196 | 79 | 112 | 77 |
Family | 165 | 67 | 94 | 65 |
Friends | 156 | 63 | 93 | 64 |
Psychiatrist | 132 | 53 | 77 | 53 |
Pharmacist | 84 | 34 | 44 | 30 |
Other | 17 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Help Source | ||||
GP | 236 | 96 | 138 | 95 |
Community health nurse | 213 | 75 | 128 | 54 |
Psychologist | 198 | 80 | 125 | 86 |
Minister/priest | 184 | 27 | 78 | 34 |
Friends | 176 | 68 | 112 | 69 |
Psychiatrist | 173 | 53 | 95 | 58 |
Counsellor | 168 | 86 | 100 | 88 |
Telephone counselling service | 149 | 71 | 79 | 77 |
Family | 134 | 70 | 70 | 66 |
Internet | 130 | 54 | 84 | 48 |
Naturopath/herbalist | 66 | 24 | 49 | 35 |
Social worker | 58 | 60 | 51 | 55 |
Pharmacist | 45 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
Other | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Recommended Treatment | ||||
Family support | 218 | 88 | 108 | 75 |
Support group | 209 | 85 | 93 | 64 |
Counselling/psychotherapy | 201 | 81 | 128 | 88 |
Relaxation/time to self | 188 | 76 | 96 | 66 |
Sleep | 183 | 74 | 83 | 57 |
Exercise | 182 | 74 | 118 | 81 |
Antidepressant medication | 137 | 56 | 86 | 59 |
Improved diet | 126 | 51 | 91 | 63 |
Cognitive therapy | 83 | 34 | 55 | 38 |
Childcare | 62 | 25 | 5 | 3 |
Herbal medication | 29 | 12 | 34 | 23 |
Other | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Electroconvulsive therapy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Alcohol or illicit drugs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Causative Factors | ||||
Hormonal changes | 224 | 91 | 115 | 79 |
Lack of sleep | 217 | 88 | 113 | 78 |
Lack of social support | 186 | 75 | 122 | 84 |