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Table 3 Interviews with service providers

From: Triangulating perspectives on functional neuroimaging for disorders of mental health

Coded themes/Sub-themes

Number of interviews in

 Coded themes/Sub-themes

Number of interviews in

 

which coded themes and

 

which coded themes and

 

subthemes occur/total N

 

subthemes occur/ total N

 

(N = 5)

 

(N = 5)

Goals of practice

 

Potential benefits

 

  Treatment choice

4

  Improved care

4

  Treatment

2

  Reduced stigma

3

  Diagnosis

3

  Increased family support

1

  Compliance

1

  Improved self-attitude

1

Challenges

 

Risks to patients

 

  Lack of creativity

1

  False hope for treatment

2

  Professional censure

1

  Cost

1

  Lack of clinician-researchers

1

  Misuse of technology

2

  Limited clinical knowledge

1

  Patient self-understanding

1

  Symptom-based diagnosis

2

Future of neuroimaging

 

  Distrust of the Academy

1

  Clinical trials needed

1

  Limited training

1

  Clinical trials not needed

1

  Lack of clinical interest

1

  Controlled studies

1

  Insurance

1

  Standardized imaging protocols

1

  

Rationale for clinical use

 
  

  Demand from other clinicians

1

  

  Scientific promise

1