Table 2.
Service utilization for PTSD and Control youth
| PTSD | Control | OR | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % with use | n | % with use | |||
| Outpatient settings | ||||||
| Pediatrics | 762 | 79.79% | 3592 | 75.30% | 0.77 | 0.018 |
| Family medicine | 144 | 15.08% | 531 | 11.13% | 1.33 | 0.039 |
| Internal medicine | 488 | 51.10% | 1538 | 32.24% | 1.31 | 0.004 |
| Specialist care, any setting | ||||||
| Neurology | 30 | 3.14% | 54 | 1.13% | 1.03 | 0.947 |
| Cardiology | 34 | 3.56% | 90 | 1.89% | 1.36 | 0.247 |
| Gastroenterology | 17 | 1.78% | 33 | 0.69% | 1.87 | 0.364 |
| Acute care settings | ||||||
| Urgent care | 89 | 9.32% | 332 | 6.96% | 1.18 | 0.317 |
| Emergency department | 366 | 38.32% | 662 | 13.88% | 1.87 | 0.000 |
| Mental health care by setting | ||||||
| Outpatient mental health | 603 | 63.14% | 336 | 7.04% | 9.09 | 0.000 |
| Inpatient mental health | 101 | 10.58% | 11 | 0.23% | 1685.02 | 0.026 |
| Psychotherapy, any setting | 486 | 50.89% | 252 | 5.28% | 7.17 | 0.000 |
| Individual/family | 433 | 45.34% | 226 | 4.74% | 6.62 | 0.000 |
| Group therapy | 223 | 23.35% | 91 | 1.91% | 5.22 | 0.000 |
| Psychotropic use, any setting | ||||||
| Pharmacy dispense | 485 | 50.79% | 312 | 6.54% | 6.56 | 0.000 |
| Medication management / brief counseling | 64 | 6.70% | 21 | 0.44% | 4.84 | 0.000 |
| Mental health composite variables | ||||||
| Psychotropic medications only | 71 | 7.43% | 192 | 4.03% | 2.20 | <.001 |
| No mental health services | 269 | 28.17% | 4236 | 88.81% | 0.10 | <.001 |