Table 2.
Mean number of patients treated and familiarity ratings for disorder categories across experience
| Clinicians in area of specialization | Clinicians out of area of specialization | Trainee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. of patients seen | |||
| Anorexia nervosa | 238* (318) | 19.8* (31) | 0.50 (1.1) |
| Alcohol abuse | 386* (433) | 55.1* (63) | 1.95 (3.0) |
| Eating disorders | 477* (509) | 35.2* (50) | 1.90 (3.3) |
| Substance abuse disorders | 511* (440) | 72.5* (75) | 5.25 (8.5) |
| Average specific | 312.1** (378) | 37.5 (51) | 1.23 (3.6) |
| Average general | 493.6** (463) | 53.9 (65) | 3.58 (4.6) |
| Familiarity: scale 0 (not familiar at all) to 10 (extremely familiar) | |||
| Anorexia nervosa | 9.55* (0.69) | 3.4 (2.4) | 5.28 (2.4) |
| Alcohol abuse | 9.90* (0.32) | 5.91 (1.2) | 5.30 (2.4) |
| Eating disorders | 9.73* (0.47) | 4.10 (2.3) | 5.35 (2.3) |
| Substance abuse disorders | 9.60* (0.97) | 5.82 (1.3) | 5.10 (2.5) |
| Average specific | 9.71** (0.56) | 4.71 (2.2) | 5.29 (1.8) |
| Average general | 9.67** (0.73) | 5.00 (2.0) | 5.23 (1.7) |
Note: Numbers in parentheses represent standard deviations. Patient load of clinicians may be underestimated. Many clinicians reported the number of patients in their area of expertise as ‘hundreds’ or ‘thousands’. Conservative versions of these types of estimates were used such that an estimate of ‘hundreds’ was recorded as 100 and estimates of ‘thousands’ were recorded as 1000.
*
Significant difference between the clinician group and trainee group (ps < .01).
**
Significant difference between in-area and out-of-area clinicians (ps < .005).