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. 2024 Apr;48(2):85–92. doi: 10.1192/bjb.2023.41

Table 2.

Use of services pre- and post-diagnosis by groups defined by receipt of specialist care

Service Pre-diagnosis Post-diagnosis Total period
Specialist Non-specialist Specialist Non-specialist Specialist Non-specialist
Service use, n (%) Number of contacts, mean (s.d.) Service use, n (%) Number of contacts, mean (s.d.) Service use, n (%) Number of contacts, mean (s.d.) Service use, n (%) Number of contacts, mean (s.d.) Service use, n (%) Number of contacts, mean (s.d.) Service use, n (%) Number of contacts, mean (s.d.)
In-patient services
Bed days (non-forensic) 699 (24.1) 57.6 (143.4) 1141 (22.3) 87.1 (203.4) 957 (34.2) 89.9 (181.6) 1484 (27.7) 120.4 (302.9) 1188 (43.5) 106.3 (211.6) 1811 (33.9) 153.5 (136.8)
Forensic bed days 4 (0.1) 89.3 (59.3) 66 (1.2) 310.2 (51.9) 16 (0.6) 398.7 (334.7) 120 (2.2) 691.8 (649.6) 17 (0.6) 396.2 (335.7) 130 (2.4) 796.1 (675.4)
Community services
Adult 1737 (62.1) 23.3 (39.2) 2873 (53.7) 17.5 (41.8) 2121 (75.8) 39.6 (61.3) 3863 (72.2) 25.2 (54.7) 2464 (88.1) 50.5 (70.7) 4464 (83.5) 33.1 (66.2)
Older adult 14 (0.5) 12.9 (17.8) 165 (3.1) 20.9 (27.4) 26 (0.9) 6.8 (12.0) 228 (4.3) 22.8 (33.0) 34 (1.2) 10.5 (20.2) 260 (4.9) 33.3 (43.0)
Child and adolescent mental health services 331 (11.8) 31.7 (42.2) 536 (10.0) 16.7 (25.6) 221 (7.9) 25.3 (42.5) 469 (8.8) 21.1 (35.0) 410 (14.7) 39.2 (55.8) 744 (13.9) 25.3 (39.8)
Dialectical behaviour therapy 71 (2.5) 10.3 (12.5) 299 (10.7) 30.9 (34.0) 315 (11.3) 31.7 (34.7)
Complex emotional needs 1084 (38.7) 11.6 (40.7) 2288 (81.8) 35.4 (82.6) 2612 (93.4) 35.8 (83.6)
Forensic out-patient 52 (1.9) 3.3 (6.6) 176 (3.3) 19.2 (34.1) 147 (5.3) 9.6 (26.5) 414 (7.7) 39.0 (59.0) 181 (6.5) 8.7 (24.6) 476 (8.9) 41.0 (62.0)
Homelessness 9 (0.3) 8.7 (8.7) 66 (1.2) 9.9 (19.2) 12 (0.4) 11.9 (8.9) 73 (1.4) 20.2 (32.7) 16 (0.6) 13.8 (13.7) 107 (2.0) 19.9 (33.2)
Addictions 240 (8.4) 19.1 (35.3) 441 (8.2) 25.8 (40.0) 388 (13.9) 20.4 (33.1) 617 (11.5) 27.6 (43.9) 520 (18.6) 24.0 (42.6) 788 (14.7) 36.1 (57.9)
Rehabilitation 69 (2.5) 13.0 (26.5) 100 (1.9) 22.9 (44.7) 132 (4.7) 30.6 (70.0) 181 (3.4) 46.6 (112.7) 177 (6.3) 27.9 (64.4) 230 (4.3) 46.6 (106.0)