To what extent are psychiatrists aware of the comorbid somatic illnesses of their patients with serious mental illnesses? – a cross-sectional secondary data analysis

Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study population

N = 1,195	Number	Percent
Age (mean ± SD)	48.0 ± 16.1
Sex
Male	366	31%
Female	829	69%
Main psychiatric diagnosis^a
F0 Organic, including symptomatic, mental disorders	57	5%
F1 Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use	16	1%
F2 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and delusional disorders	234	20%
F3 Mood [affective] disorders	681	57%
F4 Neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders	137	12%
F6 Disorders of adult personality and behaviour	28	2%
F8 Disorders of psychological development	1	0%
Information missing	41	3%
Clinical Global Impression (CGI^b) (mean ± SD)^a	5.3 ± .7
Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF^c) (mean ± SD)^a	36.7 ± 8.8

^aThese numbers are from the first quarter of inclusion in the integrated health care programme
^bPossible scores for CGI range from 1 to 7, with higher scores indicating more severe illness
^cPossible scores for GAF range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better psychological, social and occupational functioning

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