The elderly in the psychiatric emergency service (PES); a descriptive study

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Relationship between frequency¹ of PES use and diagnosis² (in %).

		None	AD	PD	MAD	SCH	AX	SA	CD	PNOS	OTH	Visits ³
1 V 1 V	64- 65+	18 19	16 10	8 2	20 24	7 10	6 7	19 10	1 11	5 5	0.5 3	6314 557
2-3 V 2-3 V	64- 65+	9 12	11 5	10 1	21 33	14 14	5 5	21 7	2 7	4 6	2 10	4604 339
4-10 V 4-10 V	64- 65+	0 0	4 2	17 4	20 53	30 18	3 6	21 6	1 4	3 2	2 6	4994 428
11+ V 11+ V	64- 65+	0 0	0.5 0	25 0	15 48	45 35	1 7	12 5	1 5	1 0	0.5 0	5136 219

¹Single visit (1 V), 2 to 3 visits (2-3 V), 4 to 10 visits (4-10 V) and 11 or more visits (11+ V).
²None = no clear diagnosis, AD = Adjustment disorders, PD = Personality disorders, MAD = Major affective disorders, SCH = Schizophrenia, AX = Anxiety disorders, SA = Substance abuse, CD = Cognitive disorders, PNOS = Psychosis not otherwise specified, OTH = Other (paranoid psychoses, eating disorders, impulse control...).
³Data taken from the combined A and C datasets. Totals for each row may not equal 100%, due to rounding.

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