Table 3. Prescribing Practices in ‘No Depression’ and ‘History of Depression’ Scenarios.

Survey question: Please indicate what you would be most likely to do in each of the following situations of treating an HIV/HCV-co-infected patient beginning on pegylated interferon/ribavirin treatment for the first time:

No Depression Scenario - Patient with no past or current depression

History Depression Scenario - Patient with history of depression, but with no current symptoms of depression, not on antidepressants

Scenario	Respondents	Begin on PAD	Give option of PAD	Leave off PAD and monitor
No Depression	All (n=82)	3.7%	32.9%	63.4%
No Depression	Non-psychiatrists† (n=58)	1.7%	29.3%	69.0%
No Depression	Psychiatrists† (n=24)	8.3%	41.7%	50.0%
History Depression	All (n=82)	23.2%	51.2%	25.6%
History Depression	Non-psychiatrists† (n=58)	20.7%	51.7%	27.6%
History Depression	Psychiatrists† (n=24)	29.2%	50.0%	20.8%

PAD = Prophylactic antidepressant

^†Prescribing Practices of Non-Psychiatrists and Psychiatrists do not differ