Here are the things you said (#secl_name) should do... interviewer: read list

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Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Question Here are the things you said (John/Juan/Mary/Maria) should do... What is the first thing s/he should do?

[1] talk to family and friends about it
[2] talk to a minister, priest, rabbi or other religious leader
[3] go to a general medical doctor for help
[4] go to a psychiatrist for help
[5] go to a therapist, or counselor, like a psychologist, social worker, or other mental health professional for help
[6] go to a spiritual or a natural healer for help
[7] join a self-help group where people with similar problems help each other
[8] take non-prescription medication, like over the counter sleeping pills
[9] take prescription medication
[10] check into a mental hospital
[NA(d)] don't know [NA(i)] iap [NA(j)] I don't have a job [NA(m)] dk, na, iap [NA(n)] no answer [NA(p)] not imputable [NA(r)] refused [NA(s)] skipped on web [NA(u)] uncodeable [NA(x)] not available in this release [NA(y)] not available in this year [NA(z)] see codebook

Counts by year:

year	iap	talk to family and friends about it	talk to a minister, priest, rabbi or other religious leader	go to a general medical doctor for help	go to a psychiatrist for help	go to a therapist, or counselor, like a psychologist, social worker, or other mental health professional for help	go to a spiritual or a natural healer for help	join a self-help group where people with similar problems help each other	take prescription medication	check into a mental hospital	don't know	not available in this year	take non-prescription medication, like over the counter sleeping pills	skipped on web	Total
2018	1214	679	26	209	42	104	2	37	2	29	4	-	-	-	2348
2024	1745	779	46	279	67	210	13	75	12	53	8	-	5	17	3309
Total	2959	1458	72	488	109	314	15	112	14	82	12	0	5	17	5657