Depression attitude questionnaire

This questionnaire is designed to measure your attitude to the management of depression in general practice. For each statement please circle the answer that reflects your degree of agreement with the statement.

1.       Biochemical abnormality is the basis of severe depression.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

2.       It is difficult to know if patients are unhappy or have a clinical depressive disorder needing treatment.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

3.       People with poor stamina deal with life problems by becoming depressed.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

4.       I feel comfortable dealing with a depressed patient’s needs.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

5.       Depression is a patient response which cannot be changed.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

6.       Becoming depressed is part of being old.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

7.       Working with depressed patients is heavy going.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

8.       There is little to offer depressed patients who do not respond to what GP’s do.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

9.       It is rewarding to look after depressed patients.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

10.    Psychotherapy tends to be unsuccessful with depressed patients.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

11.    Depressed patients needing antidepressants are better off with a psychiatrist than a GP.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

12.    Antidepressant treatment in general practice usually produces a satisfactory result.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree

13.    If psychotherapy was freely available, it would be more beneficial than antidepresants for most patients.
100                                                75                           50                           25                           0
Strongly agree            Agree                     Neutral                  Disagree                Strongly disagree