Table 1: Case vignettes used in the survey.
Disorder Vignette
Depression John is 30 years old. He has been feeling unusually sad and miserable for the last few weeks. Even though he is tired all the
time, he has trouble sleeping nearly every night. John doesn't feel like eating and has lost weight. He can't keep his mind on his
work and puts off making decisions. Even day-to-day tasks seem too much for him. This has come to the attention of his boss,
who is concerned about John's lowered productivity.
Early Schizophrenia John is 24 and lives at home with his parents. He has had a few temporary jobs since finishing school but is now unemployed.
Over the last six months he has stopped seeing his friends and has begun locking himself in his bedroom and refusing to eat
with the family or to have a bath. His parents also hear him walking about his bedroom at night while they are in bed. Even
though they know he is alone, they have heard him shouting and arguing as if someone else is there. When they try to
encourage him to do more things, he whispers that he won't leave home because he is being spied upon by the neighbour.
They realize he is not taking drugs because he never sees anyone or goes anywhere.