Table 1.
Demographic and Clinical Experience of Respondents with Percentages Being of Those Answering the Question, Rounded to the Nearest Whole Number
| Characteristic | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 115 (63) | |
| Female | 68 (37) | |
| Age (years) | ||
| <30 | 7 (4) | |
| 31–40 | 55 (30) | |
| 41–50 | 56 (31) | |
| 51–60 | 39 (21) | |
| >61 | 26 (14) | |
| Country of training | ||
| United Kingdom | 115 (63) | |
| Australia | 32 (17) | |
| India | 11 (6) | |
| New Zealand | 6 (3) | |
| Other | 19 (11) | |
| Specialty of employment | ||
| Liaison psychiatry | 40 (22) | |
| Neuropsychiatry | 35 (19) | |
| Other psychiatry | 107 (59) | |
| Neurology | 1 (<1) | |
| Further psychodynamic training | ||
| Yes | 96 (52) | |
| No | 87 (48) | |
| Experience of conversion before medicine | ||
| None | 148 (81) | |
| In self | 0 (0) | |
| In family member | 17 (9) | |
| In friend | 13 (7) | |
| Combination of the above | 2 (1) | |
| Characteristic | Median | Range |
| Years in psychiatry | 14 | 1–47 |
| Months in neurology | 3 | 0–60 |
| New CD cases per year | 4 | 0–200 |