Table 4 Distribution in status of mental health problems at intake by prior psychiatric care, use of psychiatric medication, & services received 3 months prior to intake
Services and medication use prior to intake | Status of mental health problems at intake | TOTAL N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New or recent episode | Recurrence after remission | Aggravation of chronic illness | |||
Prior Psychiatric Care (Missing = 6) | |||||
 Yes | N (%) | 18 (29.5) | 62 (86.1) | 153 (93.3) | 233 (78.5) |
 No | N (%) | 43 (70.5) | 10 (13.9) | 11 (6.7) | 64 (21.5) |
χ 2 = 110.302** (df = 2; p < .001) | |||||
Psychiatric Medication Use (Missing = 51) | |||||
 No medication taken | N (%) | 46 (74.2) | 37 (49.3) | 51 (33.1) | 134 (46.0) |
 Took mostly prescription drugs | N (%) | 12 (19.4) | 28 (37.3) | 79 (51.3) | 119 (40.9) |
 Took partly prescription drugs | N (%) | 0 (−) | 2 (2.7) | 13 (8.4) | 15 (5.2) |
 Took mostly non-prescription drugs | N (%) | 4 (6.5) | 8 (10.7) | 11 (7.1) | 23 (7.9) |
χ 2 = 36.104** (df = 6; p < .001) | |||||
Type of Combination of Services Received during 3Months Prior to Intake (Missing = 63) | |||||
 Primary care physician only | N (%) | 49 (76.6) | 53 (70.7) | 60 (37.3) | 162 (54.0) |
 Primary care physician plus psych clinic, mental health teams, or community professionals | N (%) | 5 (7.8) | 16 (21.3) | 80 (49.7) | 101 (33.7) |
 Abuse team or psychiatric team only | N (%) | 2 (3.1) | 1 (1.3) | 9 (5.6) | 12 (4.0) |
 Other combinations without primary care physicians | N (%) | 2 (3.1) | 2 (2.7) | 4 (2.5) | 8 (2.7) |
 No service | N (%) | 6 (9.4) | 3 (4.0) | 8 (5.0) | 17 (5.7) |
χ 2 = 51.215** (df = 8; p < .001) | |||||