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. 2017 Dec 8;18:100. doi: 10.1186/s12875-017-0670-9

Table 3.

Patients' indications regarding utilisation of prescription antidepressants and psychotherapy

P (+/+) P (+/−) Total P (+) Test of significant differences
N (%) N (%) N (%)
Psychotherapy 19 (9.5%) 18 (4.8%) 37 (6.4%) p = 0.021
Taking any prescription antidepressant 61 (30.3%) 46 (12.3%) 107 (18.6%) p < 0.001
Antidepressants and/or psychotherapy 71 (35.3%) 57 (15.3%) 128 (22.3%) p < 0.001
N 201 (100%) 373 (100%) 574 (100%)

Comparison of patients whose GPs were aware (P(+/+)) of their patients’ depressive symptomatology and those whose GPs were unaware (P(+/−)). Compared were cases with utilisation versus all others (no utilisation and cases with no available information, respectively). Absolute and relative frequencies were given