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Table 1 Characteristics of clinicians responding to the survey

From: Attitudes of mental health clinicians toward perceived inaccuracy of a schizophrenia diagnosis in routine clinical practice

Main demographic and clinical characteristics

Mean (SD)

Frequency (%)

Age

 

41.59 (8.99)

 

Experience (in years)

 

11.05(9.80)

 

Gender

Male

 

69 (39.4%)

Female

 

106(60.6%)

Position

Psychiatric Ward Director

 

23 (13.1%)

Senior Psychiatrist

 

37 (21.1%)

Senior Psychiatry Resident

 

32 (18.3%)

Junior Psychiatry Resident

 

17 (9.7%)

Senior Clinical Psychologist

 

34 (19.4%)

Clinical Psychology Intern

 

14 (8%)

Social Worker

 

18 (10.3%)

Clinical work place

Hospital ward

 

82 (47.1%)

Public outpatient clinic

 

92 (52.9%)

Private clinic

 

68 (39.0%)

Other

 

13 (7.5%)

Writing legal Psychiatric opinion

Frequently

 

62(35.4%)

Rarely

 

42 (24%)

Never

 

70 (40%)

Working with Schizophrenia Patients

Very Frequently

 

98 (56%)

Frequently

 

31 (17.7%)

Not often

 

18 (10.3%)

 

Rarely

 

28 (16%)