Table II.

Service use in the past 12 months by lifetime major depression

	Total population	DSM-IV major depression	No DSM-IV major depression	OR	p-value
Lifetime major depression
N (%)	4 351 (100)	439 (9.7)	3 912 (90.3)
Psychiatrist	4.3	8.2	3.9	2.20	0.001
Any other mental	3.5	6.4	3.2	2.07	0.011
health professional*
General practitioner†	13.3	17.9	12.9	1.47	0.049
Traditional healer	6.5	9.0	6.2	1.50	0.067
Any other health professional‡	7.6	8.5	7.5	1.15	0.491
Religious or spiritual advisor§	6.9	12.0	6.3	2.03	0.001
Any other healer¶	2.2	4.8	1.9	2.59	<0.001
12-month major depression
N (%)	4 351 (100%)	223 (4.9)	4 128 (95.2)
Psychiatrist	4.3	12.6	3.9	3.56	<0.001
Any other mental health professional*	3.5	10.5	3.2	3.59	<0.001
General practitioner†	13.3	20.7	13.0	1.76	0.014
Traditional healer	6.5	10.8	6.3	1.82	0.024
Any other health professional‡	7.6	7.1	7.6	0.93	0.819
Religious or spiritual advisor§	6.9	10.2	6.7	1.58	0.087
Any other healer ¶	2.2	6.9	2.0	3.65	<0.001

^*Any other mental health professional, such as a psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatric social worker, mental health nurse or mental health counsellor.

^†A general practitioner or any other medical doctor.

^‡Any other health professional, such as a nurse or physician’s assistant.

^§A religious or spiritual advisor, such as a minister, priest or rabbi.

^¶Any other healer, such as a chiropractor or spiritualist.