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. 2020 May 20;77(8):1–13. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1107

Table 2. Conditional and Cumulative Probabilities of Depression Treatment Being Perceived as Helpful After Each Professional Seen Among Respondents With Lifetime DSM-IV Major Depressive Disorder Who Obtained Treatment.

No. of professionals seen after which treatment was perceived as helpful Conditional probability Cumulative probability, % (SE)
All High-income countries Low- and middle-income countries All (n = 2726) High-income countries (n = 2082) Low- and middle-income countries (n = 664)
No. % (SE) No. % (SE) No. % (SE)
1 2726 30.6 (0.9) 2082 31.1 (1.0) 644 29.0 (2.1) 30.6 (0.9) 31.1 (1.0) 29.0 (2.1)
2 1396 39.6 (1.7) 1101 39.3 (1.8) 295 40.8 (4.0) 58.1 (1.3) 58.2 (1.5) 58.0 (3.2)
3 648 37.4 (2.5) 507 36.6 (2.9) 141 40.2 (4.9) 73.8 (1.4) 73.5 (1.6) 74.9 (2.7)
4 332 32.1 (3.2) 266 32.6 (3.6) 66 30.4 (6.7) 82.2 (1.3) 82.1 (1.6) 82.5 (2.6)
5 186 26.3 (3.6) 152 28.7 (4.4) 34 16.4 (4.8) 86.9 (1.2) 87.2 (1.4) 85.4 (2.6)
6 103 16.8 (5.2) 86 19.7 (6.4) 17 4.9 (3.5) 89.1 (1.2) 89.8 (1.4) 86.1 (2.6)
7 73 5.1 (2.4) 61 6.5 (3.1) 12 0 (0) 89.6 (1.2) 90.4 (1.4) 86.1 (2.6)
8 63 19.6 (8.4) 54 22.0 (9.7) 9 5.1 (5.1) 91.7 (1.2) 92.5 (1.3) 86.8 (2.6)
9 49 6.9 (4.0) 41 5.5 (4.0) 8 12.9 (11.7) 92.3 (1.2) 92.9 (1.3) 88.5 (2.7)
10 44 21.7 (6.7) 37 25.9 (8.4) 7 3.1 (3.2) 93.9 (1.2) 94.8 (1.3) 88.9 (2.7)