Table 1.

Demographic and professional characteristics of the participants

		N = 395	%
Gender	Male (%)	214	54
Age	Mean (range)	50 (27–72)
Professional affiliation	Academia	40	10
	General Hospital	37	9
	Mental Health Institution	248	63
	Private Practice	63	16
	Other	38	10
Residency background	Academic Hospital	158	40
	General Hospital	4	1
	Mental Health Institution	200	51
	Other	32	8
Sub-specialty	Adult psychiatry	241	61
	Child psychiatry	90	23
	Geriatric psychiatry	25	6
	Other	37	9
Received representative of a pharm. Company	Yes	180	46
Received pharmacological funding	Yes	14	4
Scientifically active	Yes	131	33
PhD degree	Yes	104	27
Years employed as psychiatrist (range)		14 (0–40)