Table 2 Description of the sample (n = 20)
Country of birth and training/specialty | |||
| Â | Internal medicine | Psychiatry | Surgery |
 Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 |
 Poland | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Russian Fed. | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Libya | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Iran | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Syria | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gender | |||
 Female | 12 | ||
 Male | 8 | ||
Years practised in Germany (at time of interview) | |||
 >10 years | 7 | ||
 5–10 years | 7 | ||
 1–5 years | 3 | ||
 <1 year | 3 | ||