Table 1 Characteristics of the sample
Total sample | Accepted | Rejected | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
1825 | 100 | 1363 | 74.7 | 462 | 25.3 | ||
Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||||
Boys | 989 | (54.2) | 745 | (54.7) | 244 | (52.8) | 0.49 |
Median age (IQR) | 13.5 | (9.5–16.0) | 13.6 | (9.6–16.0) | 13.3 | (8.8–15.7) | 0.07 |
Placement in care | 135 | (7.4) | 79 | (5.8) | 56 | (12.1) | < 0.001 |
Previous contact for mental health problems | |||||||
Previously referred, but referral rejected | 202 | (11.1) | 144 | (10.6) | 58 | (12.6) | 0.24 |
Previously assessed for a mental disorder | 452 | (24.8) | 357 | (26.2) | 95 | (20.6) | 0.02 |
Referral source | |||||||
General practitioner | 983 | (53.9) | 638 | (46.8) | 345 | (74.7) | < 0.001 |
Other medical doctor | 173 | (9.5) | 141 | (10.3) | 32 | (6.9) | 0.04 |
Educational psychologist | 568 | (31.1) | 506 | (37.1) | 62 | (13.4) | < 0.001 |
Case worker social services | 101 | (5.5) | 78 | (5.7) | 23 | (5.0) | 0.56 |
Primary referral diagnosis | |||||||
Affective disorder | 255 | (14.0) | 213 | (15.6) | 42 | (9.1) | < 0.001 |
Anxiety disorder | 212 | (11.6) | 149 | (10.9) | 63 | (13.6) | 0.12 |
Reactions to severe stress and adjustment disorders | 98 | (5.4) | 89 | (6.5) | 9 | (2.0) | < 0.001 |
Eating disorder | 90 | (4.9) | 70 | (5.1) | 20 | (4.3) | 0.49 |
Autism spectrum disorder | 409 | (22.4) | 351 | (25.8) | 58 | (12.6) | < 0.001 |
Attention Deficit disorder (ADHD/ADD) | 509 | (27.9) | 385 | (28.3) | 124 | (26.8) | 0.56 |
Other | 168 | (9.2) | 101 | (7.4) | 67 | (14.5) | < 0.001 |
Unspecified | 84 | (4.6) | 5 | (0.4) | 79 | (17.1) | < 0.001 |