Table 2 Characteristics of the use of mental health services based on the RAMQ
Agreement CCHS-RAMQ (n = 157 )a | Disagreement CCHS-RAMQ (n = 481 )a | Total sample (n = 637 )a | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of mental health services | |||
Mean | 8.61 ± 11.73 | 2.67 ± 3.92 | 4.12 ± 7.19 |
1 | 32 (20.4%) | 215 (44.7%) | 247 (38.7%) |
2 | 21 (13.4%) | 117 (24.3%) | 138 (21.6%) |
3 and more | 104 (66.2%) | 149 (31.0%) | 253 (39.7%) |
Number of criteria satisfied | |||
1 | 44 (28.2%) | 277 (57.6%) | 321 (50.4%) |
2 | 75 (48.1%) | 184 (38.3%) | 259 (40.7%) |
3 | 37 (23.7%) | 20 (4.2%) | 57 (8.9%) |
Type of criterion satisfiedb | |||
Specialty: psychiatry | 40 (25.5%) | 23 (4.8%) | 63 (9.9%) |
Psychiatric act | 129 (82.2%) | 352 (73.2%) | 481 (75.5%) |
Psychiatric diagnostic | 139 (85.51%) | 351 (73.0%) | 490 (76.9%) |
Medical specialty of physicianb | |||
General practitioner | 137 (87.3%) | 466 (96.9%) | 603 (94.7%) |
Psychiatrist | 40 (25.5%) | 23 (4.8%) | 63 (9.9%) |
Type of psychiatric actb | |||
Consultation | 23 (14.6%) | 17 (3.5%) | 40 (6.3%) |
Complete exam | 48 (30.8%) | 36 (7.5%) | 84 (13.2%) |
Psychiatric treatment | 119 (75.8%) | 334 (69.4%) | 453 (71.0%) |
Interval between most recent mental health service and survey interview | |||
1-3 months | 92 (59.4%) | 144 (29.9%) | 236 (37.1%) |
3-6 months | 39 (25.2%) | 150 (31.2%) | 189 (29.7%) |
6-9 months | 13 (8.4%) | 100 (20.8%) | 113 (17.8%) |
9-12 months | 11 (7.1%) | 87 (18.1%) | 98 (15.4%) |