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Table 2 Comparison of Patients with mental health problems, already known, seen during one week, for General Practitioners, Private and Public Psychiatrists (N = 2724)

From: Differing mental health practice among general practitioners, private psychiatrists and public psychiatrists

 

Patients of General Practitioners

N = 1079

Patients of Private Psychiatrists

N = 1130

Patients of Public Psychiatrists

N = 515

Chi2 test

Demographics (%)

    

Age class

   

<0.0001

15 – 25 years old

5.8

9.7

15.7

 

26 – 65 years old

78.9

86.9

75.8

 

66 years old and more

15.3

3.4

8.5

 

Gender: female

68.9

74.7

52.4

<0.0001

Current professional activity

60.1

69.7

44.4

<0.0001

Living alone

25.7

30.0

28.8

ns

Main mental health problem (%)

   

<0.0001

Anxiety and mood disorders

70.4

65.3

38.4

 

Psychotic disorders

4.6

6.9

30.2

 

Alcohol and Substance misuse

6.9

1.3

8.0

 

Other

18.1

28.3

22.6

 

MHP severity (%)

    

Past psychiatric hospitalization

21.8

26.1

61.3

<0.0001

National disability allowance

16.2

18.9

51.8

<0.0001

MHP chronicity (%)

    

MHP duration more than 3 years

52.2

62.9

63.8

<0.0001