Table 3.
The Effects of Prior Contacts on the Probability and Speed of Contacting Specific Professionals for Mental Disorders
| Cumulative Lifetime Probability of Contacting Specific Professionals | Speed of Contacting Specific Professionals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effect of Any Prior Contact | Effect of a Single Visit Increase in the Number of Prior Contacts | Effect of Any Prior Contact | Effect of a Single Visit Increase in the Number of Prior Contacts | |||||
| Specific Professional Subsequently Contacted | OR† | (95% CI) | OR‡ | (95% CI) | OR† | (95% CI) | OR‡ | (95% CI) |
| General medical doctors§ | 5.0* | (3.9, 6.3) | 2.2* | (1.9, 2.5) | 2.9* | (2.3, 3.5) | 1.7* | (1.5, 1.9) |
| Psychiatrists | 12.3* | (9.0, 16.8) | 2.7* | (2.2, 3.2) | 7.4* | (5.5, 9.8) | 2.2* | (1.9, 2.6) |
| Mental health specialists∥ | 5.4* | (4.3, 6.9) | 2.3* | (2.1, 2.7) | 2.8* | (2.3, 3.5) | 1.7* | (1.5, 1.9) |
| Religious professionals¶ | 11.8* | (9.4, 14.8) | 2.5* | (2.1, 2.9) | 6.1* | (4.9, 7.7) | 2.0* | (1.7, 2.3) |
| Human services professionals†† | 23.7* | (17.9, 31.3) | 2.5* | (2.1, 2.9) | 14.8* | (10.8, 20.2) | 2.3* | (1.9, 2.6) |
| Alternative treatment professionals‡‡ | 9.2* | (7.9, 10.7) | 2.2* | (2.0, 2.4) | 4.8* | (4.1, 5.7) | 1.8* | (1.7, 2.0) |
Significant at the .05 level, two-sided test.
Odds ratios (OR) with 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) of making subsequent treatment contact with specific professional identified in each row. In addition to the variable representing any prior contacts with any professionals, models also contained all predictor variables described on page 5 in text. All models were run in the total sample of respondents with mental disorders.
Odds ratios (OR) with 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI) of the speed of making subsequent treatment contact with specific professional identified in each row. In addition to the variable representing number of prior contacts, models also contained all predictor variables described on page 393 in text. All models were run in the subsample of respondents with mental disorders who sought treatment from the professional identified in each row.
General medical doctors refers to doctors other than psychiatrists (including general practitioners, family physicians, and physician specialists such as cardiologists and gynecologists).
Mental health specialists refers to specialists other than psychiatrists (including psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers [other than in a social services agency], and providers in mental health, alcohol, and drug outpatient clinics).
Religious professionals refers to ministers, priests, rabbis, and their counterparts in other religions.
Human services professionals refers to counselors and social workers, specifically in a social service agency.
Alternative treatment professionals refers to spiritualists, herbalists, natural therapists, faith healers, self-help groups, and similar advisors or agencies.