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