Table 1 Use of psychiatric, physical health and other services for mental health problems among the 121 cases with at least one SCID diagnosis
From: Suicide with psychiatric diagnosis and without utilization of psychiatric service
Visited a psychiatrist within the last 6 months | Contact (n = 52) | Non-contact (n = 67) | Missing (n = 2) | Total (N = 121) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Was the deceased under the care of a doctor in the last 6 months (X2 = 3.00; df = 1; p = .083) | Y | 27 (38.0%) | 44 (62.0%) | 6 (4.9%) | 71 (61.7%) |
| Â | N | 24 (54.5%) | 20 (45.5%) | Â | 44 (38.3%) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Sub-total: 115 (100%) |
Sub-total | Â | 51 (42.2%) | 64 (52.9%) | Â | 121 (100%) |
Had the deceased been treated for mental health problems in any setting, i.e. clinical psychology or social services (X2 15.4; df = 1; p > .000) | Y | 40 (59.7%) | 27 (40.3%) | 3 (2.5%) | 67 (56.8%) |
| Â | N | 12 (23.5%) | 39 (76.5%) | Â | 51 (43.2%) |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Sub-total: 118 (100%) |
Sub-total | Â | 52 (43.0%) | 66 (54.5%) | Â | 121 (100%) |