Table 1 Socio-demographic description of service users, and referral and assessment outcomes in two EIP demonstration sites (N = 192)
Variable | Site A (N = 141) (pop.est.200,000) | Site B (N = 52) (pop.est.115,000) |
|---|---|---|
Demographic data | ||
Age in years (SD) | 35.1(12.5) | 32.0(12.1) |
Male (%) | 89(63) | 29(56) |
Marital status – single (%) | 103(73) | 46(89) |
Living with family/partner (%) | 103(72) | 41(79) |
*Medical card holders (%) | 42(30) | 11(21) |
Employed | 44(31) | 11(21) |
Engaged in education | 17(12) | 2(4) |
Referral and assessment outcomes | ||
Community mental health team referrals (%) | 25(18) | 38(74) |
EIP assessment completed ≤ 3 days (%) | 80(57) | 18(34) |
Duration of untreated psychosis | ||
< 1 month < 6 months < 1 year > 1 year | 45 31 13 29 | 8 5 5 17 |
Past month substance use (%) | 56(40) | 19(36) |
Illicit drug use (%) | 27(19) | 7(14) |
Alcohol use alone (%) | 11(8) | 4(7) |
Most common antipsychotic prescribed – Olanzapine (%) | 30(21) | 20(38) |
Any antipsychotic | 86(61) | 39(75) |