Table 2.
Participant health care utilization variables.
| Healthcare utilization variable | N = 294 (%) |
|---|---|
| Duration of contact with clinic | |
| 0 to 1 month | 77 (26.2) |
| >1 to 3 months | 28 (9.5) |
| >3 to 6 months | 24 (8.2) |
| >6 months | 165 (56.1) |
| Number of emergency room (ER) visits per participant | |
| 0 | 181 (61.6) |
| 1 to 3 | 95 (32.3) |
| 4 or more | 18 (6.1) |
| Reason for ER visit | |
| Nonpsychiatric reason | 114 (44.9) |
| Depression/suicidal ideation | 76 (29.9) |
| Suicide attempt | 21 (8.3) |
| Anxiety | 18 (7.1) |
| Disruptive behaviour | 16 (6.3) |
| Behavioural crisis | 7 (2.8) |
| Substance misuse | 2 (0.8) |
| Number of hospital admissions | |
| 0 | 226 (76.9) |
| 1 | 48 (16.3) |
| 2 or more | 20 (6.8) |
| Days as an inpatient | |
| 0 | 227 (77.2) |
| 1 to 14 | 49 (16.7) |
| 15 or more | 18 (6.1) |
| Number of communications to GPa | |
| 0 | 17 (5.8) |
| 1 | 119 (40.5) |
| 2 to 4 | 158 (53.7) |
| Number of communications from GPb | |
| 0 | 290 (98.6) |
| 1 to 2 | 4 (1.4) |
| Number of specialist referrals | |
| 0 | 239 (81.3) |
| 1 to 2 | 55 (18.7) |
| Specialist referral type (n = 63) | |
| Other psychiatric servicesc | 20 (31.7) |
| Dietitian/nutritionist | 16 (25.4) |
| Adult mental health services | 14 (22.2) |
| Physician for physical healthd | 13 (20.6) |
aCommunication documented from the psychiatrist to participant’s general practitioner.
bCommunication documented from the participant’s general practitioner to the psychiatrist, excluding initial referral.
cAcquired brain injury clinic, substance abuse clinic, dual diagnosis clinic, developmental disabilities clinic, long-term inpatient psychiatry, child development centre, eating disorder clinic.
dWeight gain, sleep study, endocrinology, cardiology, need for metabolic monitoring.