Table 1.
Participants' demographic and clinical characteristics at the start of community mental health outreach service use in Japan (n = 89).
| Outreach service users (n = 89) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People who were not receiving medical treatment (n = 37) | People who were receiving medical treatment (n = 52) | p‐valuea | |||
| n (Mean) | % (SD) | n (Mean) | % (SD) | ||
| Sex (male) | 19 | 51 | 27 | 52 | >0.999 |
| Age, years (Mean ± SD) | M = 47.4 | SD = 14.7 | M = 44.1 | SD = 15.5 | 0.310 |
| Living situation | 0.370 | ||||
| Living alone | 11 | 30 | 19 | 37 | |
| Living with family | 26 | 70 | 29 | 56 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| Life problems caused by psychiatric symptoms | |||||
| A. Serious problems in fulfilling social rolesb | 31 | 84 | 43 | 83 | 0.521 |
| B. Serious problems in carrying out tasksc | 32 | 87 | 38 | 73 | 0.567 |
| C. Being withdrawn at homed | 26 | 70 | 28 | 54 | 0.364 |
| Psychiatric consultation history | 0.001 | ||||
| Have | 28 | 76 | 50 | 96 | |
| Not have | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Missing | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
| Diagnosis based on the ICD‐10 classification | |||||
| Have been diagnosed | 24 | 65 | 50 | 96 | <0.001 |
| Mental disorders due to known physiological conditions (F0) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Mental and behavioral disorders due to psychoactive substance use (F1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Schizophrenia, schizotypal, delusional, and other non‐mood psychotic disorders (F2) | 16 | 43 | 25 | 48 | |
| Mood [affective] disorders (F30–F31) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mood [affective] disorders (F32–F39) | 2 | 5 | 13 | 25 | |
| Anxiety, dissociative, stress‐related, somatoform, and other nonpsychotic mental disorders (F4) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | |
| Behavioral syndromes associated with physiological disturbances and physical factors (F5) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Disorders of adult personality and behavior (F6) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Intellectual disabilities (F7) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pervasive and specific developmental disorders (F8) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Epilepsy and recurrent seizures (G4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Unknown/undiagnosed | 13 | 35 | 1 | 2 | |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Hospitalization in the past 12 months | 0.086 | ||||
| Have been hospitalized | 6 | 16 | 18 | 35 | |
| Have not been hospitalized | 27 | 73 | 31 | 60 | |
| Missing | 4 | 11 | 3 | 6 | |
| Mental disability certificate | <0.001 | ||||
| Have | 4 | 11 | 30 | 58 | |
| Not have | 32 | 87 | 22 | 42 | |
| Missing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Disability pension | 0.016 | ||||
| Have received | 5 | 14 | 20 | 34 | |
| Have not received | 32 | 87 | 32 | 62 | |
a
T‐test or Fisher's exact test were used.
b
Serious continuous problems in fulfilling social roles (e.g., employment, school attendance, sheltered workshop attendance, and housework) for more than 6 months.
c
Serious problem in carrying out tasks necessary for community life (e.g., those related to nutrition, hygiene, money, safety, human relations, document management, and transportation) by himself/herself.
d
Being withdrawn at home for more than 6 months without going to work or school and having little contact with people other than family members.