Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of study population.
| Variables | Total N = 145 n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 75 (52%) |
| Female | 70 (48%) |
| Age group | |
| ≤45 | 75 (52%) |
| ≥46 | 70 (48%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 36 (25%) |
| Married/cohabiting | 109 (75%) |
| Formal educational background | |
| Primary | 48 (33%) |
| Secondary | 62 (43%) |
| Tertiary | 35 (24%) |
| Employment Status | |
| Employed | 45 (31%) |
| Unemployed/retired | 100 (69%) |
| Registered with a GP practice | |
| Yes | 136 (94%) |
| No | 9 (6%) |
| Has a medical card | |
| Yes | 84 (58%) |
| No | 61 (42%) |
| Has private health insurance | |
| Yes | 26 (18%) |
| No | 119 (82%) |
| Diagnosis patients' have been informed they have | |
| by psychiatrist∗ | |
| Depressive disorder | 81 (56%) |
| Bipolar affective disorder | 22 (15%) |
| Anxiety disorder | 61 (42%) |
| Schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder | 16 (11%) |
| Alcohol dependency syndrome | 9 (6%) |
| Drug/polysubstance abuse | 6 (4%) |
| Other disorder | 16 (11%) |
| Not been told of diagnosis | 22 (15%) |
| Previous psychiatric inpatient treatment | |
| Yes | 83 (57%) |
| No | 62 (43%) |
| Medical comorbidity | |
| Yes | 41 (28%) |
| No | 104 (72%) |
*Some patients have been told they have more than one diagnosis (comorbid disorders).