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Barriers to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Jordan. A Nationwide Qualitative Study

Laeth S. Nasir and Raeda Al-Qutob
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice March 2005, 18 (2) 125-131; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.2.125

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  • Table 1.

    Selected Focus Group Questions

    What makes you think that a patient has depression?
    How does depression differ from other conditions that you see in your practice?
    When you see a patient with depression, how do you decide what to do?
    What do you see as barriers to treatment of depression in your practice?
  • Table 2.

    Focus Group Participant Characteristics

    NumberAverage AgeAverage Years (Range) of Service in MOH*
    Physicians2443.8 years12.4 (1 to 28)
    (M/F)(15/9)
    Nurse Asst.936.9 years14.8 (10 to 21)
    (M/F)(0/9)
    Midwives1735 years13.7 (6 to 29)
    (M/F)(0/17)

    • * MOH, Ministry of Health; M/F, male/female.

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