Table 2 Frequency of answers to the 9 questions about intentions and opinions toward help-seeking for psychological problems
| Â | Who would you go to first? | Who would you like to ensure follow-up care? | If you wanted to go into psychotherapy, who would you see? | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | p < 0.01 | Â | Â | p = 0.15 | Â | Â | p = 0.48 | |||
| Â | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | |||
| Â | n | % | % | % | n | % | % | % | n | % | % | % |
GP | 238 | 57.8 | 52.7 | 60.7 | 192 | 46.6 | 44.7 | 47.7 | 92 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 22.5 |
Psychiatrist | 60 | 14.6 | 18.0 | 12.6 | 69 | 16.8 | 19.3 | 15.3 | 92 | 22.3 | 22.0 | 22.5 |
Psychologist | 62 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 17.9 | 81 | 19.7 | 14.7 | 22.5 | 96 | 23.3 | 21.3 | 24.4 |
Friends/Family | 30 | 7.3 | 12.7 | 4.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Other | 15 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 43 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 8.8 | 70 | 17.0 | 21.3 | 14.5 |
Don't know | 7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 27 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 62 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 16.0 |
| Â | If your GP suggested you see a mental health professional, would you take his advice? | If your GP suggested you take a pharmaceutical treatment, would you take it? | Would you consult the person your GP refers you to? | |||||||||
| Â | Â | Â | p = 0.03 | Â | Â | p = 0.57 | Â | Â | p = 0.13 | |||
| Â | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | |||
| Â | n | % | % | % | n | % | % | % | n | % | % | % |
Yes | 326 | 79.1 | 72.0 | 83.2 | 229 | 55.6 | 58.7 | 53.8 | 342 | 83.0 | 78.7 | 85.5 |
No | 66 | 16.0 | 22.0 | 12.6 | 150 | 36.4 | 34.7 | 37.4 | 51 | 12.4 | 16.7 | 9.9 |
No opinion | 20 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 33 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 19 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Â | Does your GP work together with mental health professionals? | Can your GP manage his patients' psychological symptoms or difficulties alone? | Is psychotherapy necessary in case of psychological difficulties or behavioral problems? | |||||||||
| Â | Â | Â | p = 0.71 | Â | Â | p = 0.22 | Â | Â | p = 0.12 | |||
| Â | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | Overall Sample (N = 412) | Men (N = 150) | Women (N = 262) | |||
| Â | n | % | % | % | n | % | % | % | n | % | % | % |
Yes | 82 | 19.9 | 22.0 | 18.7 | 114 | 27.7 | 24.0 | 29.8 | 334 | 81.1 | 77.3 | 83.2 |
No | 80 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 19.5 | 208 | 50.5 | 50.0 | 50.8 | 41 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 7.6 |
No opinion | 250 | 60.7 | 58.7 | 61.8 | 90 | 21.8 | 26.0 | 19.5 | 37 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 9.2 |