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Table 4 Participants’ characteristics as regards type of professional in service utilization, most prevalent mental disorders (MD) and psychological distress in past 12 months as reported at T2 (N = 1,823)

From: Determinants and patterns of service utilization and recourse to professionals for mental health reasons

  

Service utilization

Major depression

Panic disorder

Social phobia

Psychological distress

(n=467)

(n=157)

(n=33)

(n=61)

(n=651)

  

n

%

P value

n

%

P value1

n

%

P value2

n

%

P value3

n

%

P value4

Professionals visited in past 12 months reported at T1

Family physician

70

15.0

 

27

17.2

< .001*

4

12.1

.035**

4

6.6

.292**

41

6.3

< .001*

 

Psychologist

48

10.3

 

16

10.2

< .001*

3

9.1

.054**

5

8.2

.006*

28

4.3

.001*

 

Psychiatrist

36

7.7

 

13

8.3

< .001*

1

3.0

.485**

3

4.9

.117**

21

3.2

.004*

 

Other professionals

37

7.9

 

9

5.7

.001*

1

3.0

.495**

4

6.6

.033**

17

2.6

.189*

 

Psychologist and family physician

102

21.8

 

32

20.4

< .001*

4

12.1

.109**

8

13.1

.009*

56

8.6

< .001*

 

Psychiatrist and family physician

93

19.9

 

30

19.1

< .001*

4

12.1

.084**

6

9.8

.087*

52

8.0

< .001*

 

Psychiatrist and psychologist

69

14.8

 

21

13.4

< .001*

3

9.1

.126**

7

11.5

.001*

38

5.8

.001*

 

Psychiatrist, family physician and psychologist

116

24.8

 

32

20.4

< .001*

4

12.1

.154**

9

14.8

.006*

61

9.4

< .001*

 

Psychiatrist, family physician, psychologist and other professionals

138

29.6

 

35

22.3

< .001*

4

12.1

.309**

11

18.0

.002*

71

10.9

< .001*

  1. *Pearson’s chi-square test; **Fisher’s exact test.
  2. 1Compare to those without Major depression.
  3. 2Compare to those without Panic disorder.
  4. 3Compare to those without Social phobia.
  5. 4Compare to those without Psychological distress.
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