From: Do patients prefer optimistic or cautious psychiatrists? An experimental study with new and long-term patients
New Patients
Long-term Patients
Gender
Female
40
48
Male
60
52
Ethnicity
White
49
53
Asian
30
26
Black
16
13
Mixed
2
7
Other
3
1
Diagnosis – ICD 10
F2
24
22
F3
57
56
F4
19
School leaving age
< 16
> 16
44
Age
18–40
65
54
41–65
35
46