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. 2021 Jan 7;92(3):1021–1033. doi: 10.1007/s11126-020-09868-6

Table 2.

Previous psychiatric history and treatment

Total DEL SMI NSMI
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Previous psychiatric history
 Any diagnosis 53 (74.6) 16 (64) 12 (92.3) 25 (75.8)
 Depressive disorder 18 (25.3) 4 (16) 0 (0) 14 (22.4)
 Psychotic disorder 13 (18.3) 3 (12) 9 (69.2) 1 (3)
 Substance use disorder 11 (13.5) 3 (12) 4 (30.8) 4 (12.1)
 Chronic organic mental disorder 9 (12.7) 5 (20) 2 (15.2) 2(6)
 Anxiety disorder 8 (11.2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 8 (24.3)
 Personality disorder 6 (8.5) 2 (8) 0 (0) 4 (12.1)
 Bipolar disorder 3 (4.2) 3 (12) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Neurodevelopmental disorder 3 (4.2) 0 (0) 3 (23.1) 0 (0)
 Adaptation disorder 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3)
 Other 1 (1.4) 1 (4) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 None 18 (25.4) 9 (36) 1 (7.7) 8 (24.2)
Psychotropic treatment
 Any drug 45 (63.4) 14 (56) 10 (76.9) 21 (63.6)
 Antidepressant 30 (42.3) 8 (32) 6 (46.2) 16 (48.5)
 Benzodiazepine 25 (35.2) 7 (28) 4 (30.8) 14 (42.4)
 Antipsychotic 17 (23.9) 8 (32) 8 (61.5) 1 (3)
 Anticonvulsant 13 (18.3) 5 (20) 5 (38.5) 3 (9.1)
 Other psychiatric treatment 1 (1.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (3)

*DEL: Patients with delirium; *SMI: Patients with severe mental illness; *NSMI: Patients with non-severe mental illness