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Table 1 Diagnostic profilesab of the different patient groups where a primary diagnosis could be ascertainedc.

From: An examination of the temporal and geographical patterns of psychiatric emergency service use by multiple visit patients as a means for their early detection

Group

Adj

Pd

Dep

Bipd

Anx

Sa

Sch

Pnos

Omd

ParP

Other

Patients

1 to 3 visits

17%

10%

14%

11%

7%

22%

9%

5%

2%

2%

2%

100% = 7765

4 to 10 visits

4%

15%

7%

16%

4%

20%

28%

3%

1%

2%

0.5%

100% = 1046

11+ visits

0.3%

17%

2%

19%

2%

14%

43%

0.6%

2%

0.3%

0%

100% = 343

Patients

15%

10%

13%

12%

6%

21%

13%

5%

2%

2%

0.9%

100% = 9154

(Visits)

(11%)

(14%)

(10%)

(12%)

(5%)

(20%)

(18%)

(4%)

(2%)

(2%)

(1%)

 
  1. a Adj Adjustment disorders, OR 0.06 (P < 0.001, group '1 to 3' vs group '4 to 10'), OR 0.24 (P < 0.001, '4 to 10' vs group '11+').
  2. Pd Personality disorders, OR 3.7 (P < 0.001, group '1 to 3' vs group '4 to 10').
  3. Dep Depression, ORs 0.7 (P < 0.05, group '4 to 10' vs group '11+').
  4. Bipd Bipolar disorders, ORs 0.77 (P < 0.01, group '1 to 3' vs group '11+').
  5. Anx Anxiety disorders, ORs 0.61 (P < 0.001, group '1 to 3' vs group '4 to 10'), OR 0.43 (P < 0.01, group '4 to 10' vs group '11 +').
  6. Sa Substance abuse, ORs 0.65 (P < 0.005, group '4 to 10' vs group '11 +').
  7. Pnos Psychosis not otherwise specified, OR 7.6 (P < 0.005, group '4 to 10' vs group '11 +').
  8. Sch Schizophrenia, OR 3.6 (P < 0.001, group '1 to 3' vs group '4 to 10'), OR 2.0 (P < 0.001, group '4 to 10' vs group '11+').
  9. b ORs were not calculated for columns with patient totals 2% or less (Omd = organic mental disorders, ParP = paranoid psychoses, Other = all other diagnoses). A cell is formatted in 'bold/underlined/italic' if the OR of having a given diagnosis is significantly different from that of the cell immediately underneath.
  10. c Ascertained for 7765 of 17,959 patients with 1 to 3 visits, 1046 of the 1408 patients with 4 to 10 visits and, 343 of the 373 patients with 11+ visits. The sum of the percentages for each row may not equal 100% due to rounding.