Table 3.

Barriers to nonpharmacologic approaches

STATEMENT	PROPORTION FULLY AGREEING WITH STATEMENT, BY AGE GROUP				RAO-SCOTT${\chi }_2^2$
	< 40 Y	40–54 Y	≥ 55 Y	OVERALL
Nonpharmacologic approaches need to be supported with medication	13.08	21.57	39.15	25.93	42.68*
Nonpharmacologic approaches are too time-consuming for a GP	37.33	46.29	54.72	47.30	12.96†
Referral to a therapist is too expensive for the patient	43.90	57.09	59.64	55.12	11.43†
It is too difficult to motivate a patient to go and see a counselor	50.10	53.10	62.45	55.73	8.20‡
Patients do not feel they are being taken seriously if they do not receive medication	12.35	16.99	39.70	23.95	62.56*

^*P < .001

^†P < .01

^‡P < .05