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Published in final edited form as: Adm Policy Ment Health. 2010 Nov;37(6):484–496. doi: 10.1007/s10488-010-0291-2

Table 5.

Frequency of outpatient treatment effects on mental disorder: Weighted multivariable analysis1

Mental Disorder Count of Mental Health
Symptoms

OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Mental health treatment and condition in prior wave
  Outpatient treatment
    None [Reference]    -  -  -    -  -  -
    Between 1 and 7 visits 1.47 (1.01– 2.15) * 1.30 (1.06– 1.59) *
    Eight or more visits 1.13 (0.52– 2.47) 1.02 (0.77– 1.35)
  Mental disorder prescription 1.73 (0.81– 3.69) 0.93 (0.73– 1.19)
  Mental disorder
    No mental disorder [Reference]    -  -  -
    Unitary mental disorder 1.46 (0.90– 2.36)
    Co-morbid mental disorder 1.90 (1.01– 3.57) *
  Symptom count 1.04 (1.03– 1.05) ***
  Severity of mental disorder 1.47 (0.89– 2.42) 1.11 (0.97– 1.27)
Concurrent social problems
  Substance use 1.97 (1.40– 2.78) *** 1.35 (1.23– 1.49) ***
  Violence 1.22 (0.68– 2.17) 1.24 (1.07– 1.43) **
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
  Male 0.58 (0.39– 0.85) ** 0.69 (0.62– 0.77) ***
  Nonwhite 1.33 (0.89– 1.98) 1.11 (1.00– 1.23)
  Education
    Less than high school [Reference]    -  -  -    -  -  -
    High school and beyond 1.25 (0.76– 2.07) 0.85 (0.74– 0.97) *
  Poverty (concurrent) 1.80 (1.14– 2.84) ** 1.27 (1.10– 1.45) **
Concurrent family and community characteristics
  Recent household antisocial behavior 1.36 (0.92– 1.99) 1.14 (1.04– 1.26) **
  Social support 0.87 (0.80– 0.95) ** 0.94 (0.92– 0.96) ***
  Community disorganization 1.24 (0.98– 1.58) 1.16 (1.08– 1.24) ***
Childhood Abuse
  Physical or sexual abuse 1.15 (0.78– 1.71) 1.24 (1.12– 1.37) ***

N individual persons N=493 N=774
N person/period observations N=1,474 N=2,322

Statistical Significance:

p<0.10 (trend);

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001

1

Results represent summary of five imputations using PROC MI and PROC MIanalyze