Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

	Spain		Latin America		Total		Difference of distributions
	n	%	n	%	n	%	X 2	p
Profession/discipline							8.9	0.175
Psychologists	43	79.6	124	66	176	69.0
Psychiatrists	8	14.8	56	29.8	64	26.4
Mental health counselor/therapist or technician	1	1.9	4	2.1	5	2.1
Substance abuse therapist	0	0.0	1	0.5	1	0.4
Other	2	3.7	3	1.5	5	2.1
Highest degree							21.9	< 0.001
University degree	4	7.5	58	30.8	62	11,6
Masters	28	51.9	61	32.4	89	36.8
PhD	6	11.1	4	2.1	10	4.1
Major in medicine/nursing/psychology	16	29.6	65	34.6	81	33.5
Primary work setting							32.6	< 0.001
Private practice	11	20.4	92	48.9	103	42.6
Outpatient treatment facility	14	25.9	21	3.2	35	14.5
Day treatment facility	8	14.8	7	1.7	15	6.2
Inpatient treatment facility	4	7.4	15	8.0	19	7.9
Residential treatment facility	2	3.7	0	0.0	2	0.8
Correctional/forensic facility	0	0.0	1	0.5	1	0.4
University	4	7.4	11	5.9	15	6.2
Public Health	6	11.1	22	11.7	28	8.6
Welfare/ Social Services	0	0.0	7	3.7	7	2.9
Other	5	9.3	12	6.4	17	7.0
Therapeutic Orientations							14.4	0.155
CBT	30	55.6	99	52.5	129	53.3
Client-Centered Therapy /Humanist	1	1.9	2	1.8	3	1.2
DBT	6	11.1	26	13.7	32	13.2
Psychodynamic interventions	1	1.9	9	4.9	10	4.1
Psychoanalysis	0	0.0	2	1.2	2	0.8
Gestalt	0	0.0	5	2.7	5	2.1
Interpersonal therapy	1	1.9	0	0.0	1	0.4
Rehabilitation model	0	0.0	2	1.1	2	0.8
Systemic approach	1	1.9	13	6.9	14	5.8
ACT	6	11.1	20	10.6	26	10.7
Other	8	14.8	10	5.3	18	7.4

Note: In bold p-values < 0.05. CBT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy; DBT: Dialectical Behavior Therapy; ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; PhD: Doctor of Philosophy