Table 1
Attendance patterns of the GP Clinic over previous 2 year period.
| Characteristic | Mental health diagnosis | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychotic disorder | Mood disorder | Substanceuse disorder | Psychiatric comorbidity | Other | Total | |
| n = 23 | n = 11 | n = 8 | n = 13 | n = 10 | n = 65 | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–34 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 35–54 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| 55+ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| Female | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
| Client of Community Mental Health Service (years) | ||||||
| 0–4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 41 |
| 5+ | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
| GP Clinic attendance | ||||||
| 1–2 times | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 30 |
| 3–9 times | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
| 10+ times | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Did not attend | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Ongoing access to GP services | ||||||
| GP Clinic | 14 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 23 |
| GP Independently | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| Moved | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Figure 1
Increasing scope of GP Clinic over time.