Table 1

Treatment use percentages for each condition and summary of regressions predicting treatment use from intervention type


BluePages
Control
MoodGym
Control – BluePages
MoodGym – BluePages

Specific Treatments
(N = 136)
(N = 157)
(N = 121)
OR
p
95%CI
OR
p
95%CI

Evidence based









Antidepressants
27.9
25.5
24.8
.88
.634
.53 – 1.48
.85
.568
.49 – 1.48
CBT
11.0
7.6
28.9
.67
.320
.30 – 1.48
3.28
.000**
1.69 – 6.38
Self-help books
23.5
19.7
27.3
.80
.432
.46 – 1.40
1.22
.491
.69 – 2.14
Exercise
56.6
63.7
68.6
1.34
.217
.84 – 2.15
1.67
.049*
1.01 – 2.79
Yoga
9.6
9.6
13.2
1.00
.999
.46 – 2.18
1.44
.356
.66 – 3.14
Massage
13.2
15.9
24.0
1.24
.517
.65 – 2.39
2.07
.028*
1.08 – 3.95
Relaxation therapy
12.5
7.6
18.2
.58
.169
.27 – 1.26
1.57
.207
.78 – 3.09
Cut out alcohol
14.0
19.0
19.0
1.22
.540
.64 – 2.32
1.45
.277
.74 – 2.81
Use vitamins
10.3
15.9
14.9
1.65
.160
.82 – 3.32
1.52
.269
.72 – 3.21










Non-evidence based
Counselling
8.1
14.0
11.6
1.85
.114
.86 – 30.97
1.49
.349
.65 – 30.14
Eating chocolate
19.9
22.9
27.3
1.20
.523
.69 – 2.11
1.51
.162
.85 – 2.71
Listening to music
42.6
59.9
56.2
2.01
.003**
1.26 – 3.20
1.73
.031*
1.05 – 2.83
Being with pets
41.9
52.9
50.4
1.56
.062
.98 – 2.47
1.41
.173
.86 – 2.31
Doing things you enjoy
57.4
60.5
59.5
1.14
.584
.71 – 1.82
1.09
.727
.67 – 1.80
Meditation
13.2
12.7
19.0
.96
.900
.48–1.89
1.54
.209
.79–3.01
Avoiding caffeine
11.0
10.2
11.6
.92
.816
.44–1.93
1.06
.891
.49–2.29
Use alcohol
18.4
23.6
19.0
1.37
.280
.78-.242
1.04
.898
.56–1.95










Sources of Help
GP
22.1
22.3
28.1
1.01
.962
.58 – 1.76
1.38
.265
.78 – 2.43
Counsellor/psychologist
10.3
15.9
18.2
1.65
.160
.82 – 3.32
1.93
.072
.94 – 3.98
Family and friends
56.6
71.3
64.5
1.91
.009**
1.18 – 3.10
1.39
.200
.84 – 2.30

Categories of Treatments
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
B
p
95% CI
B
p
95% CI











Professional treatments (Scale: 0–6)
1.03 (1.25)
1.05 (1.37)
1.39 (1.47)
.16
.893
-.29 – .43
.36
.036*
.02 – .69
Everyday treatments (Scale: 0–4)
2.75 (1.65)
3.31 (1.68)
3.26 (1.60)
.19
.004**
.18 – .94
.51
.013*
.11 – .92
Complementary treatments (Scale: 0–4)
0.49 (0.81)
0.46 (0.77)
0.74 (0.94)
.10
.786
-.22 – .17
.26
.014*
.05 – .46
Dietary treatments (Scale: 0–6)
0.54 (0.78)
0.66 (0.83)
0.64 (0.89)
.10
.198
-.07 – .32
.11
.360
-.10 – .31

Notes: Professional treatments included; GP, Counsellors and psychologists, anti-depressants, cognitive-behavioural therapy, counselling and reading self-help books. Everyday treatments included; family and friends, exercise, eating chocolate, listening to music, being with pets and doing more things you enjoy. Complimentary treatments included; yoga, massage, relaxation therapy and meditation. Dietary treatments included; cutting out alcohol, taking vitamins, avoiding caffeine and drinking alcohol.

Christensen et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:13   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-13