A investigation of non-psychiatric doctors' knowledge and attitude toward depression
- VernacularTitle:非精神科医生对抑郁认识及相关因素的调查
- Author:
Qiuping TANG
;
Shuiyuan XIAO
;
Yunlong DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2001;10(1):63-64
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate non-psychiatric doctors' knowledge and attitude toward depression. Method Self-made Depressive Knowledge Questionaire (DKQ), which includes 24 items covering general knowledge, symptoms and other related questions of depression, were used in 346 non-psychiatric doctors who came from different grade general hospitals of Hunan. Results Average score of DKQ was 13.53±2.08,and corrective answering rates to different questions were 14.5％～95.4%.There were some associations between DKQ's score and grade of hospitals, subjects' education and attitude to depression. Conclusion It is necessary to re-educate non-psychiatric doctors with depressive knowledge.
