Table 3.

Mean confidence scores (with 95% confidence intervals) for recognising and treating PTSD, by sample characteristics (possible range 0–10).

	Confidence Recognising			Confidence Treating
Variable	Mean	SD	95% CI	Mean	SD	95% CI
Whole sample	6.99	2.05	6.84–7.14	5.69	2.32	5.52–5.86
Profession
Clinical Psychologist	7.85	1.37	7.66–8.04	6.79	1.76	6.55–7.03
Psychiatrist	7.71	1.75	7.38–8.04	5.96	2.25	5.54–6.39
Nurse/MHP	5.98	2.16	5.65–6.31	4.34	2.18	4.00–4.67
Occupational Therapist	5.05	2.37	3.91–6.19	4.26	1.85	3.37–5.16
Social Worker	6.91	1.73	6.37–7.44	5.60	2.11	4.96–6.25
CBT Therapist	7.45	1.90	6.76–8.15	6.42	2.17	5.62–7.22
Psychotherapist	7.14	2.10	6.55–7.73	6.39	2.32	5.74–7.04
Training and Supervision
Training	7.54	1.65	7.40–7.68	6.40	2.00	6.23–6.57
No training	5.49	2.29	5.17–5.82	3.76	2.02	3.47–4.04
Supervision	7.53	1.63	7.38–7.68	6.38	1.99	6.20–6.56
No supervision	5.98	2.35	5.68–6.28	4.40	2.33	4.10–4.69
Highest Education
Under MSc	5.85	2.31	5.51–6.20	4.50	2.39	4.14–4.86
MSc or equivalent	6.92	2.02	6.69–7.16	5.48	2.23	5.22–5.73
Doctoral level	7.87	1.39	7.69–8.04	6.79	1.83	6.56–7.02
Age
18–25	4.94	2.43	3.69–6.19	3.82	2.30	2.64–5.00
26–35	6.79	1.94	6.54–7.04	5.32	2.21	5.04–5.60
36–45	7.05	2.09	6.78–7.33	5.87	2.34	5.56–6.18
46–55	7.35	2.04	7.04–7.66	6.13	2.33	5.78–6.48
56–65	7.15	1.91	6.65–7.65	5.98	2.14	5.43–6.54
Gender
Female	6.84	2.14	6.62–7.06	5.46	2.40	5.21–5.71
Male	7.16	1.94	6.95–7.36	5.95	2.20	5.71–6.18
Years of Experience
Less than one year	5.92	2.41	5.32–6.52	4.42	2.38	3.83–5.02
1–3 Years	6.51	1.94	6.16–6.86	5.02	2.20	4.62–5.41
3–5 Years	6.93	1.77	6.59–7.26	5.79	1.97	5.41–5.92
5–10 Years	6.85	2.22	6.47–7.24	5.51	2.38	5.10–5.92
10–15 Years	7.32	2.02	6.95–7.69	6.14	2.32	5.71–6.56
15+ Years	7.66	1.77	7.40–7.93	6.43	2.22	6.10–6.76

MHP = Mental health practitioner.