Table 1.
Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics
| Psychiatrists (N = 15) |
Nurses (N = 15) |
Patients (N = 15) |
Total sample (N = 45) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 9 (60%) | 9 (60%) | 3 (20%) | 21 (47%) |
| Male | 6 (40%) | 6 (40%) | 12 (80%) | 24 (53%) |
| Age (M ± SD) | 35.3 ± 7.0 | 35.2 ± 12.1 | 38.9 ± 14.0 | 36.5 ± 11.3 |
| Range | 28–54 | 24–63 | 20–60 | 20–63 |
| Years of professional experience (M ± SD) | 7.0 ± 7.0 | 12.0 ± 12.6 | ||
| Range | 0.5–27 | 1.25–45 | ||
| Years employed in the hospital (M ± SD) | 4.4 ± 6.0 | 6.7 ± 6.3 | ||
| Range | 0.08–23.75 | 0.75–22 | ||
| Professional background | ||||
| Psychologist | 1 (6.7%) | |||
| Psychiatric resident | 10 (66.7%) | |||
| Psychiatrist (specialist) | 2 (13.3%) | |||
| Senior psychiatrist | 2 (13.3%) | |||
| Nursing student | 2 (13.3%) | |||
| Nurse without academic degree | 10 (66.7%) | |||
| Nurse with academic degree | 3 (20%) | |||
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Psychotic disorders (ICD-10 F2) | 6 (40%) | |||
| Affective disorders (ICD-10 F3) | 6 (40%) | |||
| Substance dependence (ICD-10 F1) | 3 (20%) | |||
| Duration of the illness in years (M ± SD) | 17.0 ± 13.0 | |||
| Number of previous hospitalizations (M ± SD) | 5.53 ± 6.3 | |||
| With legal commitment | 2.00 ± 2.2 | |||
| Currently legally committed | ||||
| Yes | 6 (40%) | |||
| No | 9 (60%) | |||