Adult mental healthcare use, mental health disorders and treatment in a cohort of adolescents, registry-based data*
| Factors (%/mean) | Females | Males | Total | χ2/F-ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total sample (%): | n=1991 | n=1996 | n=3987 | |
| Mental healthcare users | 16.2 | 11.0 | 13.6 | 22.48p<0.001 |
| Inpatient | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.28p=0.598 |
| Mental health disorders (%): | ||||
| Substance use | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 11.51p=0.001 |
| Psychotic | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.03p=0.855 |
| Mood | 5.5 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 17.23p<0.001 |
| Anxiety | 6.7 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 23.00p<0.001 |
| Developmental and behavioural | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 9.83p=0.002 |
| Undiagnosed | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.53p=0.465 |
| Mental healthcare users (%/mean): | n=323 | n=220 | n=543 | |
| Public mental healthcare (%) | 93.8 | 95.5 | 94.5 | 0.40p=0.527 |
| Private specialist (%) | 16.7 | 9.5 | 13.8 | 5.07p=0.024 |
| Inpatient (%) | 18.6 | 30.5 | 23.4 | 9.65p=0.002 |
| Total outpatient contacts (M) | 27.54 (60.83) | 22.03 (54.56) | 25.31 (58.38) | 1.17p=0.281 |
| Total outpatient hours (M) | 31.53 (83.79) | 21.31 (63.59) | 27.39 (76.35) | 2.35p=0.126 |
| Total inpatient admissions (M) | 0.61 (2.25) | 0.74 (1.59) | 0.66 (2.01) | 0.54p=0.461 |
| Total inpatient days (M) | 17.00 (70.36) | 32.82 (100.98) | 23.41 (84.39) | 4.63p=0.032 |
Statistical analyses: χ2 analysis and one-way ANOVA.
*Patient data from the Norwegian Patient Registry.
ANOVA, analysis of variance.