Table 4.
frequency of consultations for mental health problems within twelve months before suicide
| Mean or median number of GP consultations relating to mental health problems-results included for those with one or more consultation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean consultations (& standard Deviation) | F; P-value | |
| Consultations | 6.45 (6.88) | |
| Gendera: male | 5.75 (6.05) | F = 6.66 P = 0.0106 |
| Female | 8.68 (8.76) | |
| Agea: <35 | 4.97 (4.74) | F = 0.28 P = 0.7587 |
| 35–54 | 7.06 (8.12) | |
| 55+ | 7.33 (5.60) | |
| Living alonea: no | 5.94 (6.00) | F = 0.67 P = 0.4137 |
| Yes | 7.45 (8.21) | |
| Paid worka: no | 7.06 (6.31) | F = 0.19 P = 0.6649 |
| yes | 5.98 (7.29) | |
| Social classb: | ||
| Professional | 6.50 (7.58) | Kruskal-Wallis |
| Intermediate, semi-routine/routine | 3.00 (6.29) | chi2 = 11.707 |
| Other | 4.00 (7.06) | P < 0.003 |
| Locale typea: urban | 5.38 (5.22) | F = 2.81 P = 0.0166 |
| Larger town | 8.42 (9.28) | |
| Small towns & rural - combined | 5.52 (4.70) | |
| Prior suicide attemptsa: no | 6.16 (7.43) | F = 3.38 P = 0.0195 |
| Yes | 6.64 (6.52) | |
| Prior diagnosisb: none | 2 (4.69) | Kruskal-Wallis |
| Common metal disorders | 4.5 (6.71) | chi2 = 16.818 |
| Serious mental illness | 3 (7.34) | P < 0.001 |
| Alcohol/drugs | 6 (8.30) | |
aVariable normally distributed in cohort - means (& Standard Deviation) used to describe number of consultations
b Variable not normally distributed in the cohort - median used to describe the number of consultations