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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of participants (n = 1198)

From: Primary care registration of the mental health needs of patients treated at outpatient specialized services: results from a medium-sized city in Brazil

 

PCC II

PCC-PSM

Outpatient Clinic

Overall

 

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

 Male

130

43.5

180

77.6

201

30.1

511

42.7

 Female

169

56.5

52

22.4

466

69.9

687

57.3

Age

 18 to 30 years

50

16.7

86

37.1

167

25.1

303

25.3

 31 to 45 years

98

32.8

74

31.9

152

22.8

324

27.1

 46 to 60 years

104

34.8

64

27.6

205

30.7

373

31.1

 61+ years

47

15.7

8

3.4

143

21.4

198

16.5

Diagnosis

 Neurotic disorders

33

11.0

9

3.9

271

40.7

313

26.1

 Affective disorders (unipolar)

40

13.4

2

0.8

92

13.8

134

11.2

 Affective disorders (bipolar)

52

17.4

5

2.2

12

1.8

69

5.8

 Psychosis

121

40.5

4

1.7

25

3.7

150

12.5

 Psychoactive substance misuse

8

2.7

74

31.9

17

2.5

99

8.3

 Intellectual disability or Organic disorders

28

9.4

4

1.7

36

5.4

68

5.7

 Developmental disorders

1

0.3

2

0.9

30

4.5

33

2.7

 No current diagnosis

16

5.3

132

56.9

183

27.5

332

27.7

Referral source for the current service

 Spontaneous demand

47

15.7

117

50.4

434

65.1

598

49.9

 Primary Care

64

21.4

29

12.5

205

30.7

298

24.9

 Emergency or Hospital services

35

11.7

7

3.0

2

0.3

44

3.7

 Other specialized service

141

47.2

19

8.2

7

1.1

167

13.9

 Private Services

12

4.0

60

25.9

19

2.8

91

7.6

Time attending the current service

 Up to 1 year

62

20.7

136

58.6

223

33.4

421

35.2

 Up to 3 years

52

17.4

30

12.9

161

24.1

243

20.3

 Up to 5 years

48

16.1

21

9.1

262

39.3

331

27.6

 5+ years

137

45.8

45

19.4

21

3.2

203

16.9

TOTAL

299

100

232

100

667

100

1198

100

  1. PCC-II: Psychosocial Care Center-II; PCC-PSM: Psychosocial Care Center for Psychoactive Substance Misuse