Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the sample of Israeli psychiatrists

Age	M=48.00 (SD=11.82)
Gender
Male	117 (54.9%)
Female	96 (45.1%)
Experience
Resident	44 (20.7%)
Certified	169 (79.3%)
Department position
Resident	44 (20.7%)
Consultant	67 (31.4%)
Department head	102 (47.9%)
Place of work
Public hospital	166 (77.9%)
HMO	41 (19.2%)
Private practice	114 (53.5%)
History of malpractice claims
Yes	48 (22.5%)
No	165 (77.5%)
Reading medicolegal literature and litigation
Yes	104 (48.8%)
No	109 (51.2%)

HMO, health maintenance organisation.