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Table 1 The general practitioner’s causality assessment and management of psychological stress according to the patient’s sex and age

From: General practitioners’ management of patients with psychological stress: audit results from Denmark

Age and sex of the patients

Total

Female (ref)

Male

18–34 yrs. (ref)

35–54 yrs

55–65 yrs

Number of patients

785

551

234

167

464

154

GP assessed causes of stress

Work

69%

74%

61%*

63%

71%

69%

Family

39%

41%

33%

41%

41%

29%*

Physical disease

11%

10%

13%

10%

11%

13%

Other cause

12%

11%

15%*

20%

9%*

12%

Unknown

4%

3%

7%*

5%

3%

7%

Medication

Antidepressants

30%

29%

35%

22%

32%*

34%*

Benzodiazep or Z-drugs

8%

7%

12%*

6%

8%

12%

Antipsychotics

3%

3%

4%

3%

3%

5%

None of the above

63%

66%

58%

72%

62%

56%*

Period of sick-leave due to the stress

54%

57%

48%*

44%

58%*

54%

Counselling in general practice

49%

50%

47%

46%

52%

43%

Referred to psychologist

39%

41%

35%

41%

38%

39%

Referred to dpt. of occupational medicine

6%

7%

5%

3%

7%

7%

Reported to OSHA

7%

7%

5%

4%

8%

6%

Participated in municipality stress program

8%

9%

3%*

5%

9%

5%

  1. * p < 0.05 compared to the reference (ref). OHSA, Occupational Safety- and Health-Administration