Utilization of mental health services over a given period.
The utilization of the mental health services was studied over a 2-year period for a cohort of 211 consecutively admitted patients from a catchment area in Oslo. A cumulative index for service consumption showed that 10% of the patients used 75% of the service resources. A bi-variate and a multi-variate analysis showed how psychopathology and sociodemographic factors contributed to the degree of service consumption.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors