Characteristics of HCPs (N=281)
| HCPs (N=281) | ||
| n (%) | Missing | |
| Gender | 0 | |
| Female | 111 (39.5) | |
| Male | 169 (60.1) | |
| Other | 1 (0.4) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 42.4 (12.8) | 0 |
| Min–max | 22–88 | |
| Profession | 0 | |
| Psychiatrist | 224 (79.7) | |
| Family doctor/general practitioner | 35 (12.4) | |
| Prescribing pharmacist | 3 (1.1) | |
| Other prescribing physicians | 19 (6.8) | |
| Countries * | 2 (0.7) | |
| France | 130 (46.3) | |
| UK | 46 (16.4) | |
| Netherlands | 22 (7.8) | |
| Italy | 17 (6.0) | |
| Other (23) | 64 (22.8) | |
| Professional experience (years), mean (SD) | 14.0 (11.4) | 1 |
| Min–max | 0–45 | |
| Workplace | 4 (1.4) | |
| Public hospital | 133 (47.3) | |
| Community health centre | 24 (8.6) | |
| Private practice/private pharmacy | 52 (18.5) | |
| Several workplaces | 54 (19.2) | |
| Other | 14 (5.0) | |
| Have experienced a depressive episode | 4 (1.4) | |
| Yes | 93 (33.0) | |
| No | 173 (61.4) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 12 (4.3) | |
| Have ever taken an antidepressant for a depression (n=93) | 3 (1.1) | |
| Yes | 63 (67.7) | |
| No | 29 (31.2) | |
| Prefer not to answer | 1 (1.1) | |
| Antidepressants taken lifelong (n=63) † | 0 | |
| Paroxetine | 21 (33.3) | |
| Citalopram | 19 (30.2) | |
| Escitalopram | 16 (25.4) | |
| Sertraline | 14 (22.2) | |
| Fluoxetine | 13 (20.6) | |
| Has experienced adverse events of antidepressants (n=63) | 2 (3.2) | |
| Yes | 40 (63.5) | |
| No | 21 (33.3) | |
*We only report here the countries representing more than 5% of the HCPs. The further 23 countries are reported in online supplemental material 6.
†We only report here the antidepressant taken by more than 15% of the HCPs. All other antidepressants are presented in online supplemental material 6. Some people may have taken several antidepressants.
HCP, healthcare professional.