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Canadian psychiatry utilization trends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

G. Radu ,
N. Harris ,
J. Hessen ,
K. Fowler ,
S. Pickett ,
K. Wenhui Ren  and
G.E. Harris
G. Radu*
Affiliation:
Memorial university, department of psychiatry/Saint-Clare's Mercy hospital, Saint-John's, Canada
N. Harris
Affiliation:
Eastern health, psychology, St. John's, Canada
J. Hessen
Affiliation:
Memorial university, faculty of education and department of psychology, St. John's, Canada
K. Fowler
Affiliation:
Memorial university, psychology, St. John's, Canada
S. Pickett
Affiliation:
Memorial university, faculty of education, St. John's, Canada
K. Wenhui Ren
Affiliation:
Memorial university, faculty of education, St. John's, Canada
G.E. Harris
Affiliation:
Memorial university, faculty of education and department of psychology, St. John's, Canada
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The number of psychiatrists continues to grow in Canada. Patient psychiatry utilization statistics, including reasons for termination of such services, are important factors that have the potential to impact future Canadian and international psychiatry service policies and practices. In addition, understanding the reasons for psychiatry service termination is necessary to improve service quality and effectiveness.

Aims

This study focused on utilization trends, perceived effectiveness of psychiatry services, and reasons for termination of psychiatry services in Canada.

Method

Prevalence of psychiatry service use, perceived effectiveness, and reasons for termination of such services were investigated in a Canadian sample (n = 25,113). Prevalence rates were investigated by geography, sex, and age. Data were self-reported and collected through a national Canadian phone survey focused on mental and physical health.

Results

Results highlight that a small percentage of participants reported utilizing psychiatry services. The majority of participants using such services perceived them as useful. Across geographical regions, reasons for discontinuing services were most often related to completing treatment, feeling better, or not seeing the treatment as helpful.

Conclusions

This study explored psychiatry utilization trends, perceived psychiatry effectiveness, and reasons for patient termination of such services. Results are explored through a geographical region breakdown, sex differences, and age stratification. Implications for policy, practice, and training are discussed from a Canadian and international perspective.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
EW468
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 33 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 24th European Congress of Psychiatry , March 2016 , pp. s234
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2014
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