Table 1.
Description of respondent physicians (N = 288)
| General Practitioners N = 180 |
Private psychiatrists N = 45 |
Public psychiatrists N = 63 |
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| Demographics (%) | |||
| Age class | |||
| 25 – 35 years old | 9.0 | 0.0 | 23.8 |
| 36 – 55 years old | 84.5 | 88.9 | 73.0 |
| 56 years old and more | 6.2 | 11.1 | 3.2 |
| Gender: female | 30.6 | 46.7 | 37.7 |
| Duration of professional activity | |||
| Less than 5 years | 15.0 | 13.3 | 47.6 |
| From 5 to 10 years | 18.9 | 28.9 | 27.0 |
| More than 10 years | 66.1 | 57.8 | 25.4 |
| Professional activity (% of time spent) | |||
| Consultations | 76.6 | 80.2 | 34.7 |
| Hospitalization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.3 |
| Emergencies | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 |
| Paper work | 10.0 | 6.3 | 11.0 |
| Exchanges with colleagues | 5.0 | 3.9 | 9.9 |
| Further medical education | 8.4 | 9.6 | 4.4 |