Responses to Survey Questions
| Decision to terminate mother’s parental rights | |
| Parental rights should not be terminated | 196 (65.3) |
| Parental rights should be terminated. | 104 (34.7) |
| Should child be returned to her mother's home? | |
| She should be returned to her mother's home at this time | 60 (30.8) |
| She should not be returned to her mother's home at this time | 135 (69.2) |
| Likelihood the child has a psychiatric disorder | |
| Unlikely | 100 (41.2) |
| Likely | 143 (58.9) |
| Causal attribution for the child’s psychiatric condition: | |
| The way the person was raised | |
| Unlikely | 78 (26.1) |
| Likely | 221 (73.9) |
| Stressful circumstances in the person’s life | |
| Unlikely | 22 (7.3) |
| Likely | 278 (92.7) |
| A chemical imbalance in the brain | |
| Unlikely | 120 (40.1) |
| Likely | 179 (59.9) |
| A genetic or inherited problem | |
| Unlikely | 105 (35.4) |
| Likely | 192 (64.7) |
| The person’s own bad character | |
| Unlikely | 213 (71.5) |
| Likely | 85 (28.5) |
| Interventions child should undergo: | |
| Go to a general medical doctor | |
| No | 165 (55.4) |
| Yes | 133 (44.6) |
| Go to a psychiatrist | |
| No | 141 (47.3) |
| Yes | 157 (52.7) |
| Go to a therapist or counselor | |
| No | 54 (18.1) |
| Yes | 245 (81.9) |
| Be evaluated for prescription medication | |
| No | 182 (60.9) |
| Yes | 117 (39.1) |
| Be evaluated for admission to a mental hospital | |
| No | 271 (91.6) |
| Yes | 25 (8.5) |
| Mental health treatment will improve situation | |
| Unlikely | 57 (19.1) |
| Likely | 242 (80.9) |
Data are presented as n (%). N = 300 subjects.