Table 2.
Characteristics of outpatient panels of full-time psychiatrists, by Ontario Local Health Integration Network (LHIN)
| Characteristic | LHIN; no. (%) of patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Central | Champlain | South West | South East | Hamilton | Low-supply LHINs | |
| No. of outpatients | 76 403 | 38 763 | 22 307 | 9 169 | 31 806 | 153 943 |
| Sex, female | 41 977 (54.9) | 22 136 (57.1) | 11 822 (53.0) | 46777 (51.0) | 17 660 (55.5) | 83 443 (54.2) |
| Age, yr | ||||||
| < 17 | 6 053 (7.9) | 1 944 (5.0) | 3 300 (14.8) | 745 (8.1) | 2 288 (7.2) | 16 932 (11.0) |
| 18–29 | 12 453 (16.3) | 5 814 (15.0) | 4 698 (21.1) | 1 629 (17.8) | 5 446 (17.1) | 23 473 (15.2) |
| 30–39 | 12 510 (16.4) | 5 801 (15.0) | 3 725 (16.7) | 1 462 (15.9) | 5 445 (17.1) | 23 248 (15.1) |
| 40–49 | 15 610 (20.4) | 8 034 (20.7) | 4 320 (19.4) | 2 010 (21.9) | 6 709 (21.1) | 32 853 (21.3) |
| 50–64 | 20 420 (26.7) | 10 506 (27.1) | 4 653 (20.9) | 2 520 (27.5) | 7 940 (25.0) | 40 200 (26.1) |
| > 64 | 9 357 (12.2) | 6 664 (17.2) | 1 611 (7.2) | 803 (8.8) | 3 978 (12.5) | 17 237 (11.2) |
| Income quintile | ||||||
| Missing | 643 (0.8) | 265 (0.7) | 174 (0.8) | 131 (1.4) | 248 (0.8) | 665 (0.4) |
| 1 (lowest) | 16 607 (21.7) | 8 102 (20.9) | 5 778 (25.9) | 2 552 (27.8) | 8 441 (26.5) | 35 912 (23.3) |
| 2 | 13 420 (17.6) | 8 092 (20.9) | 4 863 (21.8) | 1 856 (20.2) | 6 817 (21.4) | 31 019 (20.1) |
| 3 | 12 089 (15.8) | 7 068 (18.2) | 4 319 (19.4) | 1 706 (18.6) | 5 733 (18.0) | 29 517 (19.2) |
| 4 | 13 337 (17.5) | 7 867 (20.3) | 3 832 (17.2) | 1 510 (16.5) | 5 348 (16.8) | 29 797 (19.4) |
| 5 (highest) | 20 307 (26.6) | 7 369 (19.0) | 3 341 (15.0) | 1 414 (15.4) | 5 219 (16.4) | 27 033 (17.6) |
| Psychiatric admission in previous 2 yr* | ||||||
| Total | 4 239 (5.5) | 2 621 (6.8) | 1 618 (7.3) | 624 (6.8) | 2 534 (8.0) | 11 597 (7.5) |
| For schizophrenia | 1 142 (1.5) | 625 (1.6) | 227 (1.0) | 96 (1.0) | 421 (1.3) | 2 357 (1.5) |
| For bipolar disorder | 612 (0.8) | 405 (1.0) | 281 (1.3) | 87 (0.9) | 496 (1.6) | 2 043 (1.3) |
| For depression | 853 (1.1) | 488 (1.3) | 330 (1.5) | 103 (1.1) | 509 (1.6) | 2 555 (1.7) |
| Any hospital admission in previous 2 yr | 10 606 (13.9) | 5 986 (15.4) | 3 277 (14.7) | 1 256 (13.7) | 5 553 (17.5) | 23 445 (15.2) |
*
Excluding admissions for dementia and delirium.