Table 1.

Total Numbers (and Percentages) of Psychiatric Services Aggregated in an Eightfold Classification of Medicare Items, 1984(1) To 2001(3), Australia.

Service Category by Groups of Items	No. of Services	Percentage	Service Category by Groups of Items	No. of Services	Percentage
1–15 mins duration(i)	1,884,004	5.75	Group Psychotherapy(vi)	1,341,216	4.09
16–30 mins duration(ii)	6,115,787	18.67	Other than Patient(vii)	76,177	0.23
31–45 mins duration(iii)	6,802,651	20.77	E.C.T.(viii)	180,027	0.55
46–75 mins duration(iv)	15,401,695	47.02	Suppressed Details(ix)	6,994	0.02
> 75 mins duration(v)	948,676	2.90	Total Services	32,757,227	100.00

Notes: (i) Items 134, 300, 310, 320 and 330

(ii) Items 138, 304, 314, 324 and 334

(iii) Items 136, 302, 312, 322 and 332

(iv) Items 140, 306, 316, 326 and 336

(v) Items 142, 308, 318, 328 and 338

(vi)Items 342, 344 and 346

(vi) Items 348, 350 and 352

(viii) Item 14224

(ix) "Suppressed Details" refer to the number of services subject to confidentiality restrictions on data supplied by the CDHA.