Table 3:
Comparison of the first contact characteristics between common mental disorder (CMD) and severe mental illness (SMI)
| CMD | SMI | Statistics (Chi-square/M-W test/K-W test, P) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of first contact (n=589) | |||
| Public addiction treatment facility | 11 (1.9) | 15 (2.5) | 35.3 (<0.001) |
| Govt. general hospital | 63 (10.7) | 23 (3.9) | |
| Mental health services | 19 (3.2) | 22 (3.7) | |
| Native religious practices | 43 (7.3) | 66 (11.2) | |
| Private medical practitioner | 34 (5.8) | 18 (3.1) | |
| Private psychiatrist/DAC (PvtP) | 23 (3.9) | 29 (4.9) | |
| Integrated care | 64 (10.9) | 72 (12.2) | |
| Others | 33 (5.6) | 54 (9.2) | |
| Who initiated the first contact? (n=576) | |||
| Self | 125 (21.7) | 24 (4.2) | 103.9 (<0.001) |
| Relatives/friends | 133 (23.1) | 248 (43.1) | |
| Others | 26 (4.5) | 20 (3.5) | |
| Symptoms leading to first contact (n=505) | |||
| Psychiatry-related | 59 (11.7) | 125 (24.8) | 80.1 (<0.001) |
| Addiction-related | 92 (18.2) | 37 (7.3) | |
| Mixed | 69 (13.7) | 79 (15.6) | |
| Others | 41 (8.1) | 3 | |
| Treatment received? Pharmacological vs. Psychosocial vs. Both vs. (n=484) | |||
| Pharmacological only | 189 (39.0) | 145 (30.0) | 4.9 (p=0.178) |
| Psychosocial only | 11 (2.3) | 12 (2.5) | |
| Both | 19 (3.9) | 26 (5.4) | |
| None | 50 (10.3) | 32 (6.6) | |
| Medications for psychiatric disorder received or not (n=162) | |||
| Received | 32 (19.8) | 45 (27.8) | 13.875 (p<0.001) |
| Not received | 60 (37.0) | 25 (15.4) | |
| Medications for SUD received or not (n=162) | |||
| Received | 73 (45.1) | 38 (23.5) | 11.576 (p=0.001) |
| Not received | 19 (11.7) | 32 (19.8) | |
| The mean time taken for the first visit to integrated services (in months) | 34.2 (SD=48.3) | 27.4 (SD=37.7) | 0.041 |