Indicators of severity and risk identified from secondary care data among patients with severe mental illness
| N = 4056, n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis | |
| Schizophrenia | 1721 (53.6) |
| Bipolar affective disorder | 716 (22.3) |
| Other non-organic psychoses | 773 (24.1) |
| Indicator of severity, ever: | 2147 (53.0) |
| Treated under Mental Health Act | 1416 (34.9) |
| Inpatient | 1927 (47.5) |
| Seen by crisis team | 23 (0.6) |
| Seen by assertive outreach | 11 (0.3) |
| A&E outpatient episode | 445 (11.0) |
| Difficulty managing physical health | 676 (16.7) |
| Indicator of risk, ever: | 1751 (43.0) |
| History of non-compliance | 1296 (32.0) |
| History of violence | 1171 (28.9) |
| Forensic history | 620 (15.3) |
| Antipsychotics, ever: | |
| Depot injectable | 1112 (32.3) |
| Atypical | 3255 (94.5) |
| Typical | 1506 (43.7) |