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Table 4 First carer, delays to psychiatric care and number of carers before patients reach mental health professionals

From: Pathway to psychiatric care in Japan: A multicenter observational study

 

Number of patients

Delays (median weeks)

Mean Number of carers prior to Mental Health Professionals (S.D.)

First carer

 

Onset to first carer

First carer to Mental Health Professionals

Onset to Mental Health Professionals

 

Mental Health Professionals

33

8a *,b *

-

8

-

General Hospital Doctors

28

1a *

1

3

1.1 (0.4)

Private Practitioners

13

4b *

1

8.5

1.5 (1.0)

Total

84

2

0

8

0.8 (0.9)

  1. a*, b*: p < 0.1 : median test
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems

ISSN: 1752-4458