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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Psychiatry. 2018 Jan 24;175(5):434–442. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17080844

Table 1.

Services used, diagnoses recorded, and prescriptions filled to first diagnosis of psychotic disorder.

Prior 3 Months (n=624) Prior 12 Months (n=624) Prior 24 Months (n=523) Prior 36 Months (n=461)
Number (%) 95% CI for % Number (%) 95% CI for % Number (%) 95% CI for % Number (%) 95% CI for %
Categories of Service Use
 Hospitalization with MH Diagnosis 23 (4%) 2%–5% 48 (8%) 6% – 10% 56 (11%) 8% – 14% 58 (13%) 10% – 16%
 Emerg. Dept. Visit w/MH Diagnosis 87 (14%) 11% – 17% 149 (24%) 21% – 27% 158 (30%) 26% – 34% 153 (33%) 29% – 38%
 Specialty MH Outpatient Visit 126 (20%) 17% – 23% 178 (29%) 25% – 32% 174 (33%) 29% – 37% 174 (38%) 33% – 42%
 Primary Care Visit w/MH Diagnosis 103 (16%) 14% – 20% 177 (29%) 25% – 32% 181 (35%) 31% – 39% 166 (36%) 32% – 40%
 Any of the Above 308 (49%) 45% – 53% 409 (65%) 62% – 69% 378 (72%) 68% – 76% 342 (74%) 70% – 78%
 Any Outpatient Visit for any Diagnosis 437 (70%) 66% – 73% 564 (91%) 88% – 92% 511 (98%) 96% – 99% 456 (99%) 97% – 100%
Mental Health/Substance Use Diagnoses
 Depressive Disorder 169 (27%) 24% – 31% 237 (38%) 34% – 42% 228 (44%) 39% – 48% 216 (47%) 42% – 51%
 Anxiety Disorder 130 (21%) 18% – 24% 187 (30%) 26% – 34% 179 (34%) 30% – 38% 171 (37%) 33% – 42%
 Attention Deficit Disorder 52 (8%) 6% – 11% 77 (12%) 10% – 15% 76 (15%) 12% – 18% 84 (18%) 15% – 22%
 Bipolar Disorder 50 (8%) 6% – 10% 65 (11%) 8% – 13% 61 (12%) 9% – 15% 54 (12%) 9% – 15%
 Substance Use Disorder 57 (9%) 7% – 12% 105 (17%) 14% – 20% 108 (21%) 17% – 24% 114 (25%) 21% – 29%
 Any Mental Health/Subst. Use Diagnosis 280 (45%) 41% – 49% 372 (60%) 56% – 63% 343 (66%) 61% – 70% 319 (69%) 65% – 73%
Prescriptions for Psychiatric Medications
 Antidepressant 151 (24%) 21% – 28% 199 (32%) 28% – 35% 195 (37%) 33% – 41% 187 (41%) 36% – 45%
 Stimulant 28 (4%) 3% – 6% 41 (7%) 5% – 9% 46 (9%) 7% – 12% 53 (12%) 9% – 15%
 Benzodiazepine 64 (10%) 8% – 13% 91 (15%) 12% – 18% 102 (20%) 16% – 23% 93 (20%) 17% – 24%
 Antipsychotic 173 (12%) 24% – 31% 99 (16%) 13% – 19% 94 (18%) 15% – 21% 92 (20%) 17% – 24%
 Any Psychiatric Medication 206 (33%) 29% – 37% 261 (42%) 38% – 46% 253 (48%) 44% – 53% 242 (53%) 48% – 57%