Table 1 Characteristics of study participants versus the Belgian physician populationa
Survey population | Belgian physician population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Psychiatrists (n = 105) | GPs (n = 264) | Psychiatrists (n = 1611) | GPs (n = 14 888) |
Female (%) | 36 | 22 | 43 | 36 |
Practice: private/institutional/both (%) | 17/16/67 | 96/4/0 | - | - |
Mean age (years) | 46 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Mean duration of practice (years) | 17 | 24 | - | - |
Number of patients with depression treated each month | 71 | 33 | - | - |