Table 3 Distribution in status of mental health problems at intake, prior use of psychiatric services, use of psychiatric medication, selected HoNOS & scales, the clinical problem type, & GAF scales
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Status of mental health problem at admission (Missing = 55) | Â |
 New or recent episode | 64 (20.8) |
 Recurrence after remission | 76 (24.7) |
 Aggravation of chronic problem | 168 (54.5) |
Prior psychiatric care (Missing = 15) | Â |
 Yes | 257 (73.9) |
 No | 91 (26.1) |
Psychiatric medication use (Missing = 23) |  |
 Not taking any medication | 172 (50.6) |
 Mostly prescription psychiatric drug(s) | 129 (37.9) |
 Some prescription psychiatric drug(s) | 15 (4.4) |
 Mostly non-prescription drug(s) | 24 (7.1) |
HoNOS – those having problems in selected categories (score of 3 or 4)* |  |
 Self-harm | 32 (8.8) |
 Substance abuse | 29 (8.2) |
 Hallucinations & delusions | 27 (7.5) |
 Depression | 81 (22.4) |
 Anxiety | 71 (19.6) |
 Stress/tension | 67 (18.5) |
 Insomnia | 27 (7.4) |
Clinical Problem Type (Missing = 11) |  |
 No Problem Type | 109 (30.97) |
 Stress Only Type | 73 (20.74) |
 Self-harm Type | 29 (8.24) |
 Psychosis Type | 26 (7.39) |
 Depression Type | 62 (17.61) |
 Single Problem Type | 31 (8.81) |
 Miscellaneous Type | 22 (6.25) |
HoNOS Scales | Mean (SD) |
 HoNOS-Total (Range: 1-26) | 9.757 (4.679) |
 HoNOS-Symptom (Range: 0-11) | 4.897 (1.791) |
GAF Scales | Mean (SD) |
 GAF-Symptom | 48.31 (10.513) |
 GAF-Functioning | 48.11 (13.278) |