Table 1.
Summary of psychiatrist practice details and patient characteristics (Phase II)
| Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
| (A) Psychiatrists | n = 23 |
| Years qualified, % (n) | |
| 5 to 9 | 4.3 (1) |
| 10 to 14 | 39.1 (9) |
| 15 to 19 | 8.7 (2) |
| ≥20 | 47.8 (11) |
| Mean years qualified, n | 17.8 |
| Patient caseload | |
| Mean total number of patients/month, n | 139 |
| Mean number of patients with bipolar I disorder/month, n | 47 |
| Patients experiencing a manic episode at any one time, % | 52.3 |
| Country regions, % (n) | |
| London and South England | 43.5 (10) |
| North England and Midlands | 43.5 (10) |
| Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland | 13.0 (3) |
| Patient setting, % (n)a | |
| Inpatients | 17.4 (4) |
| Outpatients | 52.2 (12) |
| Both | 30.4 (7) |
| (B) Patients | n = 155 |
| Sex, % (n) | |
| Male | 46.1 (53) |
| Female | 53.9 (62) |
| Age range (years), % (n) | |
| 18 to 25 | 15.7 (18) |
| 26 to 35 | 20.9 (24) |
| 36 to 45 | 24.3 (28) |
| 46 to 55 | 18.3 (21) |
| 56 to 66 | 13.0 (15) |
| >66 | 7.8 (9) |
| Mean age, years | 43.7 |
| Onset of most recent/current manic episode, % (n) | |
| Current month | 18.3 (21) |
| 1 month ago | 33.0 (38) |
| 2 months ago | 28.7 (33) |
| 3 months ago | 17.4 (20) |
| 4 months ago | 2.6 (3) |
| Date of consultation, % (n) | |
| 1 to 18 November 2012 | 55.7 (64) |
| 19 to 25 November 2012 | 20.9 (24) |
| 26 to 30 November 2012 | 23.5 (27) |
aMean percentage of psychiatrists spending time in each setting.