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Table 5 The most frequently used diagnoses in GP contacts related to substance misuse or mental illness

From: How Norwegian casualty clinics handle contacts related to mental illness: A prospective observational study

Substance misuse (n = 299)

Mental illness (n = 365)

Mental illness/substance misuse (n = 203)

ICPC-code

%

ICPC-code

%

ICPC-code

%

P16

Acute alcohol abuse

14.4

P76

Depressive disorder

8.8

A84

Poisoning by medical agent

11.8

S18

Laceration or cut

12.0

P74

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

7.7

P19

Drug abuse

9.4

P19

Drug abuse

10.0

P99

Other psychological disorders

7.1

P99

Other psychological disorders

8.4

N79

Concussion

5.7

P27

Fear of mental disorder

5.5

P15

Chronic alcohol abuse

7.9

A99

Unspecified general disease

5.4

P77

Suicide or suicide attempt

5.5

P76

Depressive disorder

7.9

D01

Abdominal pain

4.3

A84

Poisoning by medical agent

4.7

P16

Acute alcohol abuse

6.4

N80

Head injury other

4.0

P02

Acute stress reaction

4.4

P74

Anxiety disorder/anxiety state

6.4

P15

Chronic alcohol abuse

3.7

P73

Affective psychosis

4.4

P98

Psychosis unspecified

5.9

A11

Chest pain

2.3

P98

Psychosis unspecified

4.4

P77

Suicide or suicide attempt

4.9

L76

Sprain/strain of joint

2.3

P72

Schizophrenia

3.8

P02

Acute stress reaction

4.4

L18

Musculoskeletal injury

2.3

A11

Chest pain

3.6

P29

Unspecified psychological symptom

3.4

 

All other diagnoses

61.2

 

All other diagnoses

66.0

 

All other diagnoses

57.6

  1. The 11 most commonly used ICPC-2 diagnoses at the casualty clinics for patients presenting problems judged by GPs to be related to mental illness or substance misuse. The columns add to more than 100% because patients were given up to four diagnoses.