Clinicians’ perceptions and practices of diagnostic assessment in psychiatric services

BMC Psychiatry

Table 1 Characteristics of Participants

		n (%)
Participants		183 (53.2)
Age, M (SD), range		46.0 (10.9), 28–76
Gender
	Female	114 (62.3)
	Male	66 (36.1)
	Other	1 (0.5)
	Prefer not to say	2 (1.1)
Profession
	Physician specialized in psychiatry	51 (27.9)
	Resident physician specializing in psychiatry	37 (20.2)
	Clinical psychologist	56 (30.6)
	Psychiatric nurse	16 (8.7)
	Nurse, other	4 (2.2)
	Psychiatric aide	7 (3.8)
	Medical social worker	2 (1.1)
	Occupational therapist	1 (0.5)
	Other profession	9 (4.9)
Work tasks
	Clinical work^a	167 (91.3)
	Responsibility for a process of care^b	23 (12.6)
	Specialist physician with medical managerial responsibility	14 (7.7)
	Manager	3 (1.6)
	Other work tasks	14 (7.7)
Clinic
	Clinic for substance use disorders	52 (28.4)
	Clinic in the south of Stockholm	44 (24.0)
	Clinic in the north of Stockholm	42 (23.0)
	Clinic in the northwest of Stockholm	28 (15.3)
	Clinic in the south of Stockholm (Södertälje)	12 (6.6)
	Clinic for eating disorders	5 (2.7)
Process of care^c
	Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	23 (17.8)
	Emotionally unstable personality disorder	22 (17.1)
	Posttraumatic stress disorder	19 (14.7)
	Bipolar disorder	13 (10.1)
	Anxiety disorders	10 (7.8)
	Psychotic disorders	9 (7.0)
	Obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder	6 (4.7)
	Autism spectrum disorder	5 (3.9)
	Eating disorders	4 (3.1)
	Addictive disorders	4 (3.1)
	Depressive disorders	3 (2.3)
	Other process of care	11 (6.0)

^a Diagnostic assessment, or pharmacological or psychological treatment.
^b A process of care refers to an area of clinical focus and expertise. Typically, clinicians conducted assessment within a single process of care.
^c The process of care within which participants (n = 129) who have conducted the extended assessment during the last 12 months most often conducted the assessment.

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