Table 7 The association between practitioner characteristics and referrals made between naturopathic and herbal medicine practitioners and Clinical Psychologists
Practitioner and practice-related characteristics | Annual number of referrals made to a clinical psychologist | Annual number of referrals received from a clinical psychologist | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<6 (n = 26) | 6 or more (n = 12) | p-value | <6 (n = 11) | 6 or more (n = 4) | p-value | ||
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Years of experience | 14.0 (2.2) | 9.3 (7.9) | 0.196 | 3.4 (1.9) | 4.3 (0.5) | 0.374 | |
Average case-load per month (all) | 37.0 (26.2) | 45.8 (29.1) | 0.367 | 35.5 (21.3) | 76.6 (54.8) | 0.047 | |
| Â | % | % | Â | % | % | Â | |
Age | 22-44 | 23.1 | 54.6 | 0.062 | 27.3 | 50.0 | 0.409 |
| Â | >44 | 76.9 | 45.4 | Â | 72.7 | 50.0 | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Diploma | 55.6 | 57.1 | 0.446 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 0.168 | |
Under-graduate | 33.3 | 14.3 | Â | 0.0 | 0.0 | Â | |
Post-graduate | 11.1 | 28.6 | Â | 0.0 | 33.3 | Â | |