|  | PSW arm | Control arm |  |  |  |  | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | (N = 6) | (N = 9) |  |  |  |  | ||||
 |  | Total cost | Mean difference |  |  |  | |||||
Type of cost | Detail of costs | Mean | (SD) | % | Mean | (SD) | % | (PSW - control) | (95% CI) | P | |
Primary care |  | 126 | 703 | 6 | 317 | 423 | 16 | 191 | 418 | −37 | 0.11 |
 | Total drugs | 38 | 117 | 2 | 160 | 257 | 8 | 122 | 252 | −7 | 0.07 |
 | General practitioner | 88 | 211 | 4 | 147 | 187 | 8 | 58 | 186 | −70 | 0.38 |
 | Dentist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 11 | −3 | 0.31 |
 | Physiotherapist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.00 |
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 | Accident & emergency for non psychiatric care | 5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5 | −15 | 0.34 |
Mental health service |  | 2005 | 4930 | 93 | 1622 | 3016 | 84 | −382 | 2236 | −3000 | 0.77 |
 | CRHTT psychiatric visits | 20 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | 19 | −59 | 0.53 |
 | CRHTT nurse visits | 6 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 83 | 1 | 18 | 58 | −22 | 0.38 |
 | CRHTT OT visits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 82 | 1 | 19 | 57 | −19 | 0.31 |
 | CMHT psychiatric visits | 106 | 299 | 5 | 33 | 83 | 2 | 72 | 647 | −71 | 0.32 |
 | CMHT nurse visits | 18 | 77 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 0 | −8 | 31 | −48 | 0.68 |
 | CMHT OT visits | 10 | 34 | 0 | 39 | 89 | 2 | 29 | 72 | −15 | 0.20 |
 | AOT social worker visits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 164 | 2 | 39 | 114 | −37 | 0.31 |
 | AOT OT visits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 10 | −3 | 0.31 |
 | Psychologist visits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 230 | 4 | 68 | 174 | −39 | 0.21 |
 | Other doctor visits | 7 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | 6 | −20 | 0.34 |
 | Drug & alcohol advisor visits | 16 | 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | 10 | −43 | 0.26 |
 | Peer support worker visits | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −6 | −12 | 0.00 |
 | Other counselor/therapist visits | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 54 | 1 | 18 | −7 | 43 | 0.16 |
 | Care co-ordinator | 6 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 26 | −19 | 0.75 |
 | Housing support worker | 8 | 33 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 1 | 8 | 43 | −26 | 0.63 |
 | Community mental health centre visits | 18 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | −53 | 0.34 |
 | Daycare centre/day hospital visits | 205 | 750 | 10 | 338 | 840 | 18 | 133 | 647 | −381 | 0.61 |
 | Telephone crisis line calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 15 | −2 | 0.14 |
 | Psychiatric admission | 1648 | 4981 | 77 | 965 | 3001 | 50 | −684 | 1950 | −3318 | 0.61 |
Total cost to health service |  | 2136 | 4919 | 99 | 1922 | 3046 | 100 | −213 | 2408 | −2835 | 0.87 |
Total cost to criminal justice system |  | 18 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | 9 | −45 | 0.22 |
 | Police contact | 4 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | −13 | 0.34 |
 | Police doctor | 13 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | 13 | −40 | 0.34 |
Total cost per case |  | 2154 | 4919 | 100 | 1922 | 3046 | 100 | −231 | −2853 | 2390 | 0.86 |