Table 3.
Patient Attitudes by Type of Provider Used for Mental Health Services During the Previous 6 Months
| Attitude | Provider of Mental Health Services | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Care Physician only, % N = 394 | Mental Health Specialist, % N = 487 | Received No Mental Health Services, % N = 250 | χ2P Value | |
| “Wait and get over it naturally (sadness)” | ||||
| Definitely not acceptable | 11.9 | 24.2 | 8.8 | ≤.005 |
| Probably not acceptable | 15.4 | 19.5 | 10.0 | |
| Probably acceptable | 46.2 | 37.2 | 43.6 | |
| Definitely acceptable | 24.9 | 17.4 | 36.4 | |
| Not sure | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | |
| “Use antidepressant drugs” | ||||
| Definitely acceptable | 34 | 46.3 | 14.8 | ≤.005 |
| Probably acceptable | 34 | 31.6 | 29.2 | |
| Probably not acceptable | 17.6 | 11.2 | 15.2 | |
| Definitely not acceptable | 13.1 | 8.9 | 37.2 | |
| Not sure | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.6 | |
| “Seek one-on-one counseling” | ||||
| Definitely acceptable | 32.7 | 70.8 | 32.8 | ≤.005 |
| Probably acceptable | 45.3 | 23.6 | 40.8 | |
| Probably not acceptable | 12.9 | 3.2 | 11.6 | |
| Definitely not acceptable | 7.4 | 1.8 | 12.4 | |
| Not sure | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.4 | |
| “Seek group counseling” | ||||
| Definitely acceptable | 13.9 | 26.4 | 14.0 | ≤.005 |
| Probably acceptable | 32.7 | 27.3 | 28.8 | |
| Probably not acceptable | 22.5 | 17.0 | 19.6 | |
| Definitely not acceptable | 29.4 | 26.3 | 35.2 | |
| Not sure | 1.5 | 3 | 2.4 | |