Table 5.
The most frequently used diagnoses in GP contacts related to substance misuse or mental illness
|
Substance misuse (n = 299) |
Mental illness (n = 365) |
Mental illness/substance misuse (n = 203) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICPC-code | % | ICPC-code | % | ICPC-code | % | |||
|
P16 |
Acute alcohol abuse |
14.4 |
P76 |
Depressive disorder |
8.8 |
A84 |
Poisoning by medical agent |
11.8 |
|
S18 |
Laceration or cut |
12.0 |
P74 |
Anxiety disorder/anxiety state |
7.7 |
P19 |
Drug abuse |
9.4 |
|
P19 |
Drug abuse |
10.0 |
P99 |
Other psychological disorders |
7.1 |
P99 |
Other psychological disorders |
8.4 |
|
N79 |
Concussion |
5.7 |
P27 |
Fear of mental disorder |
5.5 |
P15 |
Chronic alcohol abuse |
7.9 |
|
A99 |
Unspecified general disease |
5.4 |
P77 |
Suicide or suicide attempt |
5.5 |
P76 |
Depressive disorder |
7.9 |
|
D01 |
Abdominal pain |
4.3 |
A84 |
Poisoning by medical agent |
4.7 |
P16 |
Acute alcohol abuse |
6.4 |
|
N80 |
Head injury other |
4.0 |
P02 |
Acute stress reaction |
4.4 |
P74 |
Anxiety disorder/anxiety state |
6.4 |
|
P15 |
Chronic alcohol abuse |
3.7 |
P73 |
Affective psychosis |
4.4 |
P98 |
Psychosis unspecified |
5.9 |
|
A11 |
Chest pain |
2.3 |
P98 |
Psychosis unspecified |
4.4 |
P77 |
Suicide or suicide attempt |
4.9 |
|
L76 |
Sprain/strain of joint |
2.3 |
P72 |
Schizophrenia |
3.8 |
P02 |
Acute stress reaction |
4.4 |
|
L18 |
Musculoskeletal injury |
2.3 |
A11 |
Chest pain |
3.6 |
P29 |
Unspecified psychological symptom |
3.4 |
| All other diagnoses | 61.2 | All other diagnoses | 66.0 | All other diagnoses | 57.6 | |||
The 11 most commonly used ICPC-2 diagnoses at the casualty clinics for patients presenting problems judged by GPs to be related to mental illness or substance misuse. The columns add to more than 100% because patients were given up to four diagnoses.