Table 1 Characteristics of respondents (n = 463)
Number of physicians (%) or mean value (range) | ||
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 48.7 (28 – 83) | |
Sex | Male | 250 (54.1) |
Female | 212 (45.9) | |
Specialty | Pediatrics | 110 (24.1) |
Psychiatry (pediatric) | 236 (51.8) | |
Psychiatry (adult) | 107 (23.5) | |
Other | 3 (0.7) | |
Specialty (multiple responses) | Pediatrician | 132 (28.5) |
Psychiatrist | 261 (56.4) | |
Designated physician of mental health | 276 (59.6) | |
Japanese Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-certified physician | 87 (18.8) | |
None | 43 (9.3) | |
Workplace | University hospital | 68 (14.7) |
General hospital | 62 (13.4) | |
Psychiatric hospital | 97 (21.0) | |
Children’s hospital | 30 (6.5) | |
Clinic | 125 (27.1) | |
Child consultation center | 9 (1.9) | |
Public health center/Mental health and welfare center | 6 (1.3) | |
Child developmental center | 46 (10.0) | |
Other | 19 (4.1) | |
Years of experience as a physician | 22.2 (4–58) | |
Length of ASD practice (years) | 14.4 (1 – 51) | |
Number of pediatric patients diagnosed with ASD in the past year | 41.2 (1 – 900) | |
Patients in elementary school and lower | Diagnosed with ASD | 408 (88.1) |
Not diagnosed with ASD | 55 (11.9) | |
Patients in junior high school and higher | Diagnosed with ASD | 409 (88.3) |
Not diagnosed with ASD | 54 (11.7) | |
Disclosure to patients | Disclosed | 253 (60.8) |
Not disclosed | 163 (39.2) | |
Ideal diagnosis disclosure | Disclose as a general rule | 78 (17.1) |
Do not disclose as a general rule | 17 (3.7) | |
Decide on a case-by-case basis | 361 (79.2) | |
Is ASD a disorder or personality | 100% personality | 10 (2.3) |
more like personality | 223 (50.7) | |
more like disorder | 186 (42.3) | |
100% disorder | 21 (4.8) | |