BMC Psychiatry

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Psychotherapy as a treatment modality for psychiatric disorders: Perceptions of general public of Karachi, Pakistan

Abdul M Zafar1*, Ali Jawaid2, Hiba Ashraf3, Ambreena Fatima3, Rubina Anjum3 and Salah U Qureshi2

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1 Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

2 Department of Neurology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA

3 Department of Family Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

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BMC Psychiatry 2009, 9:37 doi:10.1186/1471-244X-9-37

Published: 15 June 2009

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Questionnaire. English version of the administered questionnaire (Authors' translation).

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Table 1. Comparison of knowledge and perceptions regarding psychotherapy among study participants* with varying age, level of Education, gender (male vs. female) and financial status (Independent vs. dependant).

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Table 2R. Practices of participants pertaining to psychiatric treatment seeking.

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Table 3. Logistic Regression Model elaborating the predictors of choice of psychotherapy as a psychiatric treatment modality among study participants.*

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