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 |