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Table 1 Total Numbers (and Percentages) of Psychiatric Services Aggregated in an Eightfold Classification of Medicare Items, 1984(1) To 2001(3), Australia.

From: The Australian mental health system: An economic overview and some research issues

Service Category by Groups of Items

No. of Services

Percentage

Service Category by Groups of Items

No. of Services

Percentage

1–15 mins duration(i)

1,884,004

5.75

Group Psychotherapy(vi)

1,341,216

4.09

16–30 mins duration(ii)

6,115,787

18.67

Other than Patient(vii)

76,177

0.23

31–45 mins duration(iii)

6,802,651

20.77

E.C.T.(viii)

180,027

0.55

46–75 mins duration(iv)

15,401,695

47.02

Suppressed Details(ix)

6,994

0.02

> 75 mins duration(v)

948,676

2.90

Total Services

32,757,227

100.00

  1. Notes: (i) Items 134, 300, 310, 320 and 330
  2. (ii) Items 138, 304, 314, 324 and 334
  3. (iii) Items 136, 302, 312, 322 and 332
  4. (iv) Items 140, 306, 316, 326 and 336
  5. (v) Items 142, 308, 318, 328 and 338
  6. (vi)Items 342, 344 and 346
  7. (vi) Items 348, 350 and 352
  8. (viii) Item 14224
  9. (ix) "Suppressed Details" refer to the number of services subject to confidentiality restrictions on data supplied by the CDHA.