Table 4.
Percentage distribution of reasons given for rejecting psychiatry and for rejecting all other specialties combineda
| Reason for rejection of specialty | Psychiatry (n = 99), % |
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| Job content | 71.7 | 33.3 | χ21 = 59.75 | <0.001 |
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| Self-appraisal | 12.1 | 4.2 | χ21 = 12.2 | <0.001 |
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| Too stressful/lack of support/working conditions | 8.1 | 10.3 | ||
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| Work–life balance | 5.1 | 41.9 | χ21 = 51.87 | <0.001 |
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| Training | 2 | 8.3 | χ21 = 4.29 | <0.05 |
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| Training too long | 2 | 5.3 | ||
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| Future of the specialty uncertain | 2 | 2 | ||
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| Advice from others | 2 | 1.4 | ||
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| Working relationships in the specialty | 2 | 5.2 | ||
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| Lack of exposure and opportunities so far | 2 | 2.1 | ||
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| Competition | 1 | 12.7 | χ21 = 12.7 | <0.001 |
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| Inadequate income | 1 | 1.2 | ||
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| Personal circumstances | 1 | 1.5 | ||
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| Fear of litigation | 0 | 2.5 |
a.
Some doctors gave more than one reason and we counted each reason.
b.
Significance tests, comparing those rejecting psychiatry and those rejecting other specialties.