Table 2:

Characteristics of Psychiatrists’ Patient Visits (2011–2014)

Visit Characteristics (2011–2014)	All Visits with Psychiatrists Accepting New Patients
	All visits (N=7634)	Does not accept private insurance (N=2243)	Accepts private insurance (N=5391)	p-value for test of group difference
Patient Characteristics (%) Age 19 and under		11	17	0.075
	16
Female	56	56	57	0.831
New patient	9	7	9	0.235
Patient has 2 or more chronic conditions	20	18	22	0.342
Patient has serious mental illness	50	42	53	0.016
Patient has Substance Use Disorder (SUD)	9.5	11	9	0.371
Treatment Characteristics
Visit included psychotherapy	43	48	44	0.518
Any prescription or non-prescription drugs ordered or provided during this visit	87	84	88	0.244
Visit lasted 30 minutes or more	39	48	34	0.026
Patient had 10 or more visits in the past 12 months	32	41	28	0.013

Survey-weighted percentages of patient encounters are based on the sample that was surveyed, which was limited to visits with psychiatrists who reported accepting new patients. Patient characteristics are weighted with the NAMCS patient weight.