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Table 50

Psychiatry in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008


        Reasons Not Performed  
Census Division Total Performed in Hospital Practice (%) Performed only with Consultation (%) Not Desired (%) Privileges Denied (%) Liability Prohibitive (%) Fear of Liability Suit (%) No Hospital Department (%) Reason Not Reported (%) Not Reported (%)
Total 901 23.6% 6.4% 57.3% 1.2% 0.6% 0.5% 6.2% 34.2% 9.2%
                     
New England 41 19.5% 12.2% 68.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 31.4% 7.3%
Mid Atlantic 87 17.2% 3.4% 63.1% 3.6% 0.0% 0.0% 2.4% 31.0% 11.5%
East North Central 174 20.7% 13.2% 70.9% 2.1% 1.4% 0.0% 5.7% 19.9% 4.6%
West North Central 130 41.5% 6.2% 52.4% 1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 10.7% 35.7% 6.9%
South Atlantic 134 14.2% 3.7% 48.1% 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5.0% 45.0% 14.9%
East South Central 55 30.9% 5.5% 60.9% 0.0% 2.2% 2.2% 6.5% 28.3% 7.3%
West South Central 91 31.9% 2.2% 59.4% 1.4% 0.0% 1.4% 4.3% 33.3% 8.8%
Mountain 76 26.3% 5.3% 42.9% 0.0% 1.4% 1.4% 11.4% 42.9% 11.8%
Pacific 113 13.3% 4.4% 55.4% 0.8% 0.0% 0.0% 7.4% 36.4% 10.6%

*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for selected characteristics.


Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008.