Table 2.
Comparison of Patients with mental health problems, already known, seen during one week, for General Practitioners, Private and Public Psychiatrists (N = 2724)
| Patients of General Practitioners N = 1079 |
Patients of Private Psychiatrists N = 1130 |
Patients of Public Psychiatrists N = 515 |
Chi2 test | |
| Demographics (%) | ||||
| Age class | <0.0001 | |||
| 15 – 25 years old | 5.8 | 9.7 | 15.7 | |
| 26 – 65 years old | 78.9 | 86.9 | 75.8 | |
| 66 years old and more | 15.3 | 3.4 | 8.5 | |
| Gender: female | 68.9 | 74.7 | 52.4 | <0.0001 |
| Current professional activity | 60.1 | 69.7 | 44.4 | <0.0001 |
| Living alone | 25.7 | 30.0 | 28.8 | ns |
| Main mental health problem (%) | <0.0001 | |||
| Anxiety and mood disorders | 70.4 | 65.3 | 38.4 | |
| Psychotic disorders | 4.6 | 6.9 | 30.2 | |
| Alcohol and Substance misuse | 6.9 | 1.3 | 8.0 | |
| Other | 18.1 | 28.3 | 22.6 | |
| MHP severity (%) | ||||
| Past psychiatric hospitalization | 21.8 | 26.1 | 61.3 | <0.0001 |
| National disability allowance | 16.2 | 18.9 | 51.8 | <0.0001 |
| MHP chronicity (%) | ||||
| MHP duration more than 3 years | 52.2 | 62.9 | 63.8 | <0.0001 |