Table 2.
Total number of contacts to mental health care services and distance to outpatient services
| Type of health care service used | N | Pct | Total sum of contacts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public psychiatrist (outpatient mental health clinic) | 7035 | 14 | 75,209 |
| Admission mental hospital >1 day | 1783 | 4 | 2619 |
| Psych. emergency ward = <1 day | 1811 | 4 | 2599 |
| Private psychiatrist | 4681 | 9 | 31,279 |
| Psychologist | 9476 | 19 | 64,865 |
| GP-MHS | 17,638 | 35 | 56,692 |
| GP consultation | 48,711 | 97 | 3,72,265 |
| Person-years | 50,374 |
| Distance to outpatient provider in kilometres | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Mean | Median | 90% | Min | Max |
| GP | 2.1 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 0 | 26.3 |
| Psychologist | 4.4 | 2.1 | 12.0 | 0 | 56.0 |
| Private psychiatrist | 10.6 | 4.7 | 25.6 | 0 | 191.9 |
| Public psychiatrist | 10.7 | 6.7 | 25.6 | 0 | 87.2 |
| Outpatient psychiatrista | 7.8 | 3.8 | 19.9 | 0 | 85.6 |
GP general practitioner, GP-MHS GP mental health services, equivalent to talk-therapies provided by GP
aOutpatient psychiatrist combines public psychiatrist and private psychiatrist—distance calculated to the nearest one