Table 2 Attitudes about the perceived role of psychiatrists in primary care
From: Psychiatrists role in primary health care in Greece: findings from a quantitative study
Do not know/do not answer | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Slightly disagree | Slightly agree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ν (%) | Ν (%) | Ν (%) | Ν (%) | Ν (%) | Ν (%) | Ν (%) | |
The public primary care services in my community are inadequate | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | 16 (9.2) | 30 (17.2) | 50 (28.7) | 74 (42.5) |
The public mental health services in my community are inadequate | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (5.7) | 22 (12.6) | 22 (12.6) | 54 (31.0) | 66 (37.9) |
I believe that psychiatrist’ participation in primary care is necessary in order to ensure a holistic approach to health of patients | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | 16 (9.2) | 40 (23.0) | 114 (65.5) |
People prefer to seek help for mental health problems in primary care to avoid the social stigmatization that accompanied mental health services | 4 (2.3) | 8 (4.6) | 10 (5.7) | 16 (9.2) | 38 (21.8) | 62 (35.6) | 36 (20.7) |
I believe that psychiatrist’ participation in primary care will significantly improve the detection and management rates of people demonstrating mental health symptoms | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | 4 (2.3) | 16 (9.2) | 42 (24.1) | 108 (62.1) |
I believe that the primary care practitioners and physicians do not realize the necessity of psychiatrists’ participation in primary care | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (11.5) | 24 (13.8) | 36 (20.7) | 30 (17.2) | 60 (34.5) |
Primary care practitioners’ usually fail to detect the mental health conditions of patients | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | 14 (8) | 44 (25.3) | 48 (27.6) | 64 (36.8) |
Patients’ receiving pharmaceutical treatment for mental health problems by GPs and other primary care professionals usually fail to comply | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.4) | 4 (2.3) | 20 (11.5) | 72 (41.4) | 72 (41.4) |
The improvement of health care delivery for patients having mental health problems is strongly related to the collaboration between the psychiatrist and the primary care team members | 6 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | 62 (35.6) | 100 (57.5) |
GPs and psychiatrists are equally effective in the use and management of psychiatric drugs | 0 (0.0) | 96 (55.2) | 60 (34.5) | 4 (2.3) | 10 (5.7) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (1.1) |
The management of mental health conditions in primary care by psychiatrists may significantly contribute to the decrease of social stigmatization | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.3) | 2 (1.1) | 20 (11.5) | 86 (49.4) | 62 (35.6) |
The mental health services delivery exclusively by mental health specialists, may significantly contribute to the increase of social stigmatization for mental health conditions | 0 (0.0) | 54 (31) | 92 (52.9) | 20 (11.5) | 4 (2.3) | 2 (1.1) | 2 (1.1) |