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The present study examines whether this phenomenon still exists at the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S2045796011000266_sec2\"><jats:title>Materials and Methods.<\/jats:title><jats:p>In 2009, a telephone survey was conducted among the population of Vienna aged 16 years and older (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a01205). A fully structured interview was administered which began with the presentation of a vignette depicting a case of depression fulfilling the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV for a moderate depressive episode.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S2045796011000266_sec3\"><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Psychotherapists were most frequently endorsed as source of professional help. Antidepressant medication still was more frequently advised against than recommended. Respondents familiar with the treatment of depression tended to be more ready to recommend to seek help from mental health professionals and to endorse various treatment options, particularly medication.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S2045796011000266_sec4\"><jats:title>Conclusion.<\/jats:title><jats:p>At the end of the first decade of this century, there still exists a large gap between the public's beliefs and what mental health professionals consider appropriate for the treatment of depression. Therefore, further effort to improve the public's mental health literacy seems necessary.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1017\/s2045796011000266","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,3,18]],"date-time":"2011-03-18T09:15:59Z","timestamp":1300439759000},"page":"163-169","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["What to do about depression? 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