Work practices and the provision of mental-health care on the verge of reform: a national survey of Israeli psychiatrists and psychologists

Table 3 Distribution -duration of treatment, tools to assess effectiveness of treatment, evidence-based care and budgetary considerations (%)

	Total	Psychiatrists	Psychologists
Duration of treatment**	100	100	100
Short-term – up to half a year	16	34	9
Moderate – half a year to a year	23	23	23
Long-term – more than a year	61	43	68
Tools to Assess Effectiveness of Treatment ¹
Therapist’s impression	92	92	92
Patients’ Self-reporting**	86	81	87
Reporting by other staff members**	39	60	31
Interviews**	26	56	14
Structured questionnaires**	14	26	10
Other	2	1	2
Non-use of tools	0.8	0.3	1
Contact with primary physician ²	54	85	42
Updated on evidence-based treatment ³ **	32	65	20
Evidence-based care is a consideration in the choice of treatment plan ³ **	25	57	13
Budgetary considerations ³ *	32	37	30

ISSN: 2045-4015