Table 2: Responses of whole sample regarding explanation of behavioral or mental and psychiatric disorder (n = 500).

Statements Responses
Agree Disagree Neutral
No. % No. % No. %
1 Children's behavioral problems are part of the mental and psychological health problems 169 33.8 267 53.4 64 12.8
2 Adolescents' behavioral problems are part of the mental and psychological health problems 255 51 175 35 88 17.6
3 ADHD is a kind of mental or psychiatric illness 154 30.8 186 37.2 160 32
4 ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder 135 27 202 40.4 160 32
5 Depression symptoms in children and adolescents are similar to that in adults 144 28.8 287 57.4 69 13.8
6 The symptoms of anxiety in children and adolescents are similar to that in adults 140 28 290 58 70 14
7 Drugs can change the chemical substances of the brain 416 83.2 17 3.4 67 13.4
8 Psychotherapy can change the chemical substances of the brain 59 11.8 374 74.8 67 13.4