DAQ question | Disagree N (%) | Agree N (%) | Dont' know N (%) |
---|---|---|---|
During the last 5 years I have seen an increase in the number of patients presenting with depressive symptoms | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 0 (0) |
The majority of depression we see originated from recent misfortune | 3 (21.4) | 10 (71.4) | 1 (7.1) |
Most depressive disorders improve without medication | 6 (42.8) | 7 (50) | 1 (7.1) |
Biochemical abnormality is at the basis of more severe depression | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 0 (0) |
Difficult to differentiate unhappiness or a clinical depressive disorder that needs treatment | 9 (64.3) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (7.1) |
It is possible to distinguish two groups of depression, one psychological in origin and the other caused by biochemical mechanisms | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 0 (0) |
Becoming depressed is a way that people with poor stamina deal with life difficulties | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | 0 (0) |
Depressed patients are more likely to have experienced deprivation in early life than other people | 8 (57.1) | 4 (28.6) | 2 (14.3) |
I feel comfortable dealing with depressed patients | 1 (7.1) | 13 (92.9) | 0 (0) |
Depression reflects a characteristic response which is not amenable to change | 9 (64.3) | 3 (21.4) | 2 (14.3) |
Becoming depressed is a natural part of becoming old | 9 (64.3) | 5 (35.7) | 0 (0) |
The primary health care worker could be a useful person to support depressed patients | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | 0 (0) |
Working with depressed patients is heavy going | 5 (35.7) | 8 (57.1) | 1 (7.1) |
There is little to be offered to depressed patients who do not respond to what primary health care workers do | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | 0 (0) |
It is rewarding to look after depressed patients | 4 (28.6) | 9 (64.3) | 1 (7.1) |
If depressed patients need antidepressants, they are better off with psychiatrists than with primary health care workers | 8 (57.1) | 6 (42.9) | 0 (0) |
Antidepressants usually produce a satisfactory result in the treatment of depressed patients in general practice | 2 (14.3) | 11 (78.6) | 1 (7.1) |
Psychotherapy for depressed patients should be left to a specialist | 4 (28.6) | 10 (71.4) | 0 (0) |
If psychotherapy were freely available, this would be more beneficial than antidepressants for most depressed patients | 2 (14.3) | 12 (85.7) | 0 (0) |