Table 7. Prevalence of 12-month treatment among those with personality disorders in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Area.
| Personality disorders | Health care | Non-health care | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any treatment | Mental Health Specialist | ||||||||
| Psychiatrist | Other mental health§ | Any mental health | General medical‡ | Any health care | Human service|| | CAM¶ | Any non-health care | ||
| % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | % (SE) | |
| Cluster A | 15.4 (4.6) | 8.2 (3.5) | 5.4 (2.8) | 11.3 (4.4) | 5.3 (3.0) | 13.2 (4.5) | 2.8 (2.0) | 3.6 (2.5) | 5.3 (2.7) |
| Cluster B | 22.6 (5.6) | 11.2 (3.9) | 7.9 (3.5) | 16.0 (5.5) | 8.0 (3.3) | 18.4 (5.6) | 2.8 (1.9) | 4.9 (2.9) | 7.1 (3.3) |
| Cluster C | 26.7 (5.1) | 13.3 (3.8) | 8.4 (3.3) | 17.9 (4.8) | 8.1 (2.9) | 22.7 (5.1) | 3.6 (2.3) | 5.4 (2.7) | 7.9 (3.0) |
| Any PD | 20.0 (4.1) | 10.9 (3.0) | 6.9 (2.5) | 14.4 (3.4) | 7.1 (2.7) | 18.0 (4.1) | 2.9 (1.6) | 3.9 (2.2) | 5.6 (2.5) |
SE: standard error; CAM: complementary and alternative medicine
§ defined as psychologists or other non-psychiatrist mental health professionals in any setting, social worker or counsellor in a MHS setting or use of a mental health hotline
‡ defined as a primary care physician, other general physician, nurse, and any other health professional not previously mentioned
|| defined as a religious or spiritual advisor or social worker or counsellor in any setting other than a specialty mental health setting
¶ defined as any other type of healer, participation in an Internet support group, or participation in a self-help group.