Table 2

Mean (SD) consultation rates over time for all severe mental illness (SMI) cases, subgroups and control cases

2000/20012001/20022002/20032003/20042004/20052005/20062006/20072007/20082008/20092009/20102010/20112011/2012
All SMI cases
 Face-to-face8.8 (10.5)8.8 (10.5)8.7 (10.7)9.2 (11.6)9.4 (11.7)9.5 (11.5)9.8 (11.5)9.2 (10.8)9.5 (11.3)9.8 (11.0)10.0 (11.2)10.9 (12.0)
 Telephone0.6 (2.6)0.6 (2.4)0.6 (2.5)0.6 (2.5)0.7 (2.6)0.7 (2.8)0.7 (2.4)0.8 (2.3)0.9 (2.6)1.0 (2.8)1.1 (2.9)1.2 (3.3)
 Other12.8 (14.3)15.3 (16.6)18.1 (19.2)20.9 (21.6)25.1 (24.4)27.2 (26.5)29.8 (27.0)30.6 (27.4)32.3 (28.2)33.4 (29.1)34.5 (29.9)37.3 (31.7)
Schizophrenia
 Face-to-face8.3 (10.5)8.4 (10.5)8.1 (10.7)8.5 (11.6)8.7 (11.7)8.7 (11.5)9.0 (11.5)8.2 (10.8)8.4 (11.3)8.8 (11.0)9.2 (11.2)10.0 (12.0)
 Telephone0.5 (2.6)0.5 (2.4)0.5 (2.5)0.5 (2.5)0.5 (2.6)0.6 (2.8)0.5 (2.4)0.6 (2.3)0.7 (2.6)0.8 (2.8)0.9 (2.9)1.0 (3.3)
 Other11.8 (14.3)14.0 (16.6)16.4 (19.2)19.2 (21.6)23.5 (24.4)25.6 (26.5)28.0 (27.0)29.0 (27.4)30.6 (28.2)32.1 (29.1)33.5 (29.9)36.5 (31.7)
Bipolar disorder
 Face-to-face9.2 (10.5)9.4 (10.5)9.3 (10.7)10.0 (11.6)10.5 (11.7)10.7 (11.5)10.9 (11.5)10.3 (10.8)10.7 (11.3)11.0 (11.0)11.2 (11.2)12.0 (12.0)
 Telephone0.6 (2.6)0.7 (2.4)0.7 (2.5)0.7 (2.5)0.8 (2.6)0.9 (2.8)0.9 (2.4)0.9 (2.3)1.0 (2.6)1.1 (2.8)1.2 (2.9)1.3 (3.3)
 Other14.3 (14.3)17.1 (16.6)20.3 (19.2)23.7 (21.6)28.5 (24.4)30.5 (26.5)33.2 (27.0)34.0 (27.4)35.9 (28.2)37.3 (29.1)38.0 (29.9)40.5 (31.7)
Other affective disorder
 Face-to-face9.6 (10.5)9.5 (10.5)9.4 (10.7)10.2 (11.6)10.1 (11.7)10.2 (11.5)10.9 (11.5)10.0 (10.8)10.3 (11.3)10.5 (11.0)10.8 (11.2)11.7 (12.0)
 Telephone0.5 (2.6)0.6 (2.4)0.7 (2.5)0.7 (2.5)0.8 (2.6)0.9 (2.8)0.9 (2.4)0.9 (2.3)1.0 (2.6)1.1 (2.8)1.3 (2.9)1.5 (3.3)
 Other12.0 (14.3)14.3 (16.6)17.0 (19.2)20.3 (21.6)24.6 (24.4)27.1 (26.5)30.6 (27.0)31.7 (27.4)33.6 (28.2)34.3 (29.1)34.9 (29.9)37.8 (31.7)
Other SMI type
 Face-to-face8.5 (10.5)8.4 (10.5)8.4 (10.7)8.6 (11.6)8.8 (11.7)8.8 (11.5)9.0 (11.5)8.6 (10.8)8.9 (11.3)9.1 (11.0)9.3 (11.2)10.2 (12.0)
 Telephone0.6 (2.6)0.7 (2.4)0.6 (2.5)0.6 (2.5)0.7 (2.6)0.7 (2.8)0.7 (2.4)0.7 (2.3)0.8 (2.6)0.9 (2.8)1.0 (2.9)1.1 (3.3)
 Other12.4 (14.3)15.0 (16.6)17.6 (19.2)20.1 (21.6)23.5 (24.4)25.4 (26.5)27.9 (27.0)28.4 (27.4)29.9 (28.2)30.7 (29.1)32.2 (29.9)34.9 (31.7)
Control cases
 Face-to-face4.8 (6.6)4.8 (6.7)4.7 (6.7)4.8 (6.9)4.8 (7.2)4.9 (7.3)4.8 (7.2)4.5 (6.9)4.5 (6.8)4.6 (6.9)4.6 (7.0)4.7 (7.4)
 Telephone0.2 (1.2)0.3 (1.2)0.3 (1.2)0.3 (1.2)0.3 (1.2)0.3 (1.3)0.3 (1.3)0.3 (1.3)0.3 (1.3)0.4 (1.3)0.4 (1.4)0.4 (1.5)
 Other5.7 (9.2)6.6 (10.3)7.7 (12.0)8.8 (13.6)10.3 (15.4)11.0 (16.6)11.8 (17.2)12.1 (17.5)12.7 (18.3)13.2 (18.9)13.3 (19.3)13.6 (19.8)