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Table 1 Characteristics of the sample (N = 18032) according to contact with the specialized mental health care (SMHC) center

From: An explorative study of factors associated with treatment in specialized mental health care centers among GP patients in Norway

 

Level

Not treated in SMHC

Treated in SMHC

n (%)

 

17197 (95.4)

835 (4.6)

Gender [n (%)]

Female

9664 (56.2)

461 (55.2)

 

Male

7533 (43.8)

374 (44.8)

Age [Mean (SD)]

 

40.3 (13.7)

37.9 (13.3)

Married [n (%)]

No

9163 (53.3)

648 (77.6)

 

Yes

8034 (46.7)

187 (22.4)

Immigrant [n (%)]

No

7840 (45.6)

321 (38.4)

 

Yes

9357 (54.4)

514 (61.6)

Direct Contacts [Median [min, max]]

 

3 [0, 98]

5 [0, 80]

Indirect Contacts [Median [min, max]]

 

2 [0, 107]

5 [0, 234]

Total Contacts [Median [min, max]]

 

5 [1, 124]

12 [1, 246]

Mental health problem [n (%)]

No

14299 (83.1)

179 (21.4)

 

Symptom

1571 (9.1)

132 (15.8)

 

Diagnosis

1327 (7.7)

524 (62.8)

  1. Note. Direct contact: consultation with a GP at a GP center. Indirect contact: any other contact with the GP center, GP filling out forms, letter of referral, etc. Total contacts: the sum of direct and indirect contacts. Mental health problems were symptoms or diagnoses if a GP coded that the patient had any mental health symptoms or diagnoses during the 12-month period.