Table 1 |
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Tanzanian responses to DAQ |
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| DAQ question |
Disagree N (%) |
Agree N (%) |
Dont' know N (%) |
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| 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) |
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| The majority of depression we see originated from recent misfortune |
3 (21.4) |
10 (71.4) |
1 (7.1) |
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| Most depressive disorders improve without medication |
6 (42.8) |
7 (50) |
1 (7.1) |
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| Biochemical abnormality is at the basis of more severe depression |
5 (35.7) |
9 (64.3) |
0 (0) |
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| Difficult to differentiate unhappiness or a clinical depressive disorder that needs treatment |
9 (64.3) |
4 (28.6) |
1 (7.1) |
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| 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) |
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| Becoming depressed is a way that people with poor stamina deal with life difficulties |
5 (35.7) |
9 (64.3) |
0 (0) |
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| Depressed patients are more likely to have experienced deprivation in early life than other people |
8 (57.1) |
4 (28.6) |
2 (14.3) |
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| I feel comfortable dealing with depressed patients |
1 (7.1) |
13 (92.9) |
0 (0) |
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| Depression reflects a characteristic response which is not amenable to change |
9 (64.3) |
3 (21.4) |
2 (14.3) |
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| Becoming depressed is a natural part of becoming old |
9 (64.3) |
5 (35.7) |
0 (0) |
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| The primary health care worker could be a useful person to support depressed patients |
3 (21.4) |
11 (78.6) |
0 (0) |
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| Working with depressed patients is heavy going |
5 (35.7) |
8 (57.1) |
1 (7.1) |
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| 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) |
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| It is rewarding to look after depressed patients |
4 (28.6) |
9 (64.3) |
1 (7.1) |
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| 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) |
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| Antidepressants usually produce a satisfactory result in the treatment of depressed patients in general practice |
2 (14.3) |
11 (78.6) |
1 (7.1) |
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| Psychotherapy for depressed patients should be left to a specialist |
4 (28.6) |
10 (71.4) |
0 (0) |
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| If psychotherapy were freely available, this would be more beneficial than antidepressants for most depressed patients |
2 (14.3) |
12 (85.7) |
0 (0) |
Mbatia et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2009 3:5 doi:10.1186/1752-4458-3-5 |
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