From: Pathway to psychiatric care in Japan: A multicenter observational study
 | First carer | Median delay (weeks) | Mean Number of Carers prior to Mental Health Professionals (S.D.) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mental Health Professionals | General Hospital Doctors | Private Practitioners | others | Onset to First Carer | First Carer to Mental Health Professionals | Onset to Mental Health Professionals |  |
Somatic (n = 19) | 5a * | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0b * | 9.0 | 1.2c * (1.0) |
Depressive (n = 19) | 10a * | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.3 (0.5) |
Anxiety (n = 12) | 9a * | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 0b * | 20.0 | 0.6c * (0.8) |
Total (n = 84) | 33 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 8.0 | 0.8 (0.9) |