Table 2.
Attitude of trainees who have/haven't performed part of their training in the treatment of a patient with addiction.
| Have you performed part of your psychiatric training in the treatment of patients with addiction? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Illicit drugs (e.g., heroin) addicted are good people | Strongly agree | 9 | 3 |
χ2 = 8.773 p = 0.067 |
| Agree | 33 | 22 | ||
| Neither agree or disagree | 303 | 236 | ||
| Disagree | 101 | 52 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 62 | 60 | ||
| I don't feel confident with my skills to work in addiction | Strongly agree | 36 | 22 |
χ2 = 82.864 p < 0.001 |
| Agree | 178 | 44 | ||
| Neither agree or disagree | 125 | 84 | ||
| Disagree | 146 | 181 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 23 | 42 | ||
| I think that people with drug addiction cannot recover | Strongly agree | 138 | 88 |
χ2 = 3.872 p = 0.424 |
| Agree | 257 | 188 | ||
| Neither agree or disagree | 87 | 75 | ||
| Disagree | 25 | 19 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 1 | 3 | ||
| Addiction is a mental disorder | Strongly agree | 5 | 4 |
χ2 = 6.263 p = 0.180 |
| Agree | 25 | 15 | ||
| Neither agree or disagree | 59 | 61 | ||
| Disagree | 262 | 198 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 15 | 95 | ||
| Addiction psychiatrists are usually less skilled than their colleagues working in general adult and child adolescent psychiatry | Strongly agree | 159 | 130 |
χ2 = 6.565 p = 0.161 |
| Agree | 181 | 140 | ||
| Neither agree or disagree | 104 | 73 | ||
| Disagree | 57 | 24 | ||
| Strongly disagree | 7 | 6 | ||