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UNDERSTANDING THE LINK
BETWEEN MIND AND BODY
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The Mind-Body
Connection Survey – Key Results |
Overall GP
Survey Results
| |
Total
N= 501 |
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There is medical
evidence to prove that a mind-body connection exists |
390
(78%)* |
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Understanding the
mind-body connection helps me reach diagnosis of an
emotional condition more quickly |
428
(85%)* |
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Awareness of the
mind-body connection is important in the management
of emotional conditions |
464
(93%)* |
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I am concerned about
misdiagnosing depressed patients with a pain
condition when they actually have depression |
314
(63%)* |
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I probe for painful
physical symptoms (i.e. the physical aches and pains
associated with depression),when I see a patient
with an emotional condition |
351
(70%)* |
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The treatment of
painful physical symptoms is important in achieving
remission of depression |
412
(82%) |
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There is a need for my
colleagues to be educated on the mind-body
connection |
419
(84%) |
GPs who
Understand the Mind-Body Connection – Survey Results
GPs who understand
the mind-body connection were defined as those who
strongly agreed or somewhat agreed to the following
statements:
- There is
medical evidence to prove that a mind-body
connection exists
- Serotonin
and noradrenaline are involved in the regulation
of emotional and pain perception
- Emotional
and pain conditions often occur together because
of a shared neurological pathway
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Deeply understand the
mind-body connection
N= 286 |
Don’t deeply
understand the mind-body connection
N= 215 |
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Years of practising
medicine since completing residency |
8.6 years |
7.0 years |
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I probe for painful
physical symptoms when I see a patient with an
emotional condition |
234
(82%)* |
117
(54%)* |
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Understanding a
mind-body connection helps me reach diagnosis of an
emotional condition more quickly |
264
(92%)* |
164
(76%)* |
People with
Depression who Discussed the Mind-Body Connection – Survey
Results
People with
depression who discussed the Mind-Body Connection
were defined as those who say yes to:
- Did you
ever discuss the possible connection between
emotional symptoms and painful physical symptoms
with your PCP/GP?
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Discussed the
mind-body connection
N= 156 |
Didn’t discuss the
mind-body connection
N=96 |
Male= 64
Female= 92 |
Male= 52
Female= 44 |
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I dealt with my
symptoms before I was decided to visit my GP/PCP by
ignoring them |
77
(49%) |
61
(64%) |
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I feel very
informed/informed about why my treatment was
prescribed/recommended by your GP/PCP |
134
(86%) |
75
(78%) |
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I understand what
causes my symptoms |
114
(73%) |
56
(58%)* |
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Treating both physical
and emotional symptoms will help me to recover more
quickly |
126
(81%) |
61
(64%)* |
People
with Depression who Understand the Mind-Body Connection – Survey
Results
People with
depression who understand the mind-body connection
were defined as those who strongly agreed or
somewhat agreed to the following statements:
- There is
medical evidence to prove that your mind has an
impact on how your body feels (mind-body
connection)
- There is a
link between pain and emotional symptoms
- Emotional
and pain conditions often occur together because
of a shared neurological pathway
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Understand mind-body
connection
N= 112 |
Don’t understand mind
body connection
N=140 |
Age=37
Male=43
Female=69 |
Age=41.2
Male=73
Female=67 |
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I have been
experiencing symptoms prior to discussing them with
my PCP/GP for… |
90.4 weeks |
148.2 weeks |
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I discussed the
possible connection between emotional and painful
physical symptoms with my GP |
82
(73%) |
74
(53%) |
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Treating both
emotional and pain symptoms will help me to recover
more quickly |
102
(91%)* |
85
(61%)* |
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