RESULTS Participants 67 psychiatrists, meeting the inclusion criteria, responded to an invitation to participate and were sent the survey. 53 psychiatrists completed the first round (79%), of these 47 completed round two (89% of those responding to round 1). Demographic and professional characteristics of participants are shown in Table 1. Of the initial 53 participants, the mean age was 54 and 47% were female. Of these participants, 75% worked in the Netherlands, 21% in Belgium and 4% in both countries. 91% had received a PAD-request fromone or more of their own patients, 81% had performed an independent consultation, and 23% had actually performed PAD due to psychiatric suffering. TABLE 1. Respondent characteristics Round 1 (n=53) Round 2 (n=47) Age, mean (SD) 54 (10) 54 (9.9) Female respondents (%) 25 (47) 23 (49) Religion (%) Non-religious 42 (89) 37 (79) Christian 8 (15) 7 (15) Other religion* 1 (2) 1 (2) No answer 2 (4) 2 (4) Country of occupation** (%) Netherlands 40 (75) 36 (77) Belgium 11 (21) 9 (19) Netherlands and Belgium 2 (4) 2 (4) Years of clinical experience*** (SD) 22.3 (9.8) 22.4 (9.7) Primary workplace (%) 1st tier psychiatric practice 1 (2) 1 (2) 2nd tier psychiatric care facility 18 (34) 16 (34) General hospital 8 (15) 7 (15) Forensic psychiatric care facility 1 (2) 1 (2) 3rd tier psychiatric care facility 10 (19) 9 (19) University Hospital 8 (15) 6 (13) Expertise Centre Euthanasia 5 (9) 5 (11) (Independent) Euthanasia Consultant 2 (4) 2 (4) Sub-specialization**** (%) Child and adolescent psychiatry 5 (9) 5 (11) Adult psychiatry 45 (85) 39 (83) Elderly psychiatry 10 (19) 10 (21) Clinical expertise**** (%) Anxiety disorders 12 (23) 10 (21) Depressive mood disorders 17 (32) 15 (32) Bipolar disorders 17 (32) 16 (34) 102 | PART III - CHAPTER 6 6
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