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. 2016 Apr 26;66(647):e374–e381. doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X685189

Table 2.

Indicators of severity and risk identified from secondary care data among patients with severe mental illness

N = 4056, n (%)
Diagnosis
  Schizophrenia 1721 (53.6)
  Bipolar affective disorder 716 (22.3)
  Other non-organic psychoses 773 (24.1)

Indicator of severity, ever: 2147 (53.0)
  Treated under Mental Health Act 1416 (34.9)
  Inpatient 1927 (47.5)
  Seen by crisis team 23 (0.6)
  Seen by assertive outreach 11 (0.3)
  A&E outpatient episode 445 (11.0)
  Difficulty managing physical health 676 (16.7)

Indicator of risk, ever: 1751 (43.0)
  History of non-compliance 1296 (32.0)
  History of violence 1171 (28.9)
  Forensic history 620 (15.3)

Antipsychotics, ever:
  Depot injectable 1112 (32.3)
  Atypical 3255 (94.5)
  Typical 1506 (43.7)