Table 3 Clinical Characteristics of Sample for Patterns of Service Use across the Five Child and Youth Mental Health Service Agencies
From: Predicting patterns of service utilization within children’s mental health agencies
Clinical characteristics | Minimal | Acute | Brief Episodic | Intensive | Ongoing/Intensive-Episodic | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) or M (SD) | n (%) or M (SD) | n (%) or M (SD) | n (%) or M (SD) | n (%) or M (SD) | n (%) or M (SD) | |
Cases with BCFPI1 at intake (row %) | 1719 (51.4%) | 695 (20.8%) | 257 (7.7%) | 476 (14.2%) | 198 (5.9%) | 3344 (59.4%) |
BCPFI at Intake2 | ||||||
Externalizing M (SD) | 65.5 (13.3)A | 69.4 (12.9)B | 69.6 (12.0)BC | 70.9 (13.1)BD | 72.5 (13.0)CD | 67.8 (13.3) |
Internalizing M (SD) | 62.0 (14.0)A | 63.8 (14.4)AB | 63.0 (14.3)AC | 64.5 (14.4)BCD | 66.2 (15.3)BCD | 63.0 (14.3) |
Child Impairment M(SD) | 63.4 (13.8)A | 66.8 (13.9)B | 66.6 (14.8)BC | 68.6 (15.2)BCD | 71.0 (15.2)D | 65.6 (14.4) |
Family Burden M (SD) | 70.7 (19.3)A | 76.7 (21.5)B | 77.0 (20.6)BC | 79.2 (21.6)BCD | 81.5 (23.3)BCD | 74.4 (20.8) |
Externalizing T ≥ 653 | 881 (51.3%) | 434 (62.5%) | 167 (65.0%) | 323 (67.9%) | 138 (69.7%) | 1943 (58.1%) |
Internalizing T ≥ 653 | 632 (36.8%) | 280 (40.3%) | 99 (38.5%) | 209 (43.9%) | 95 (48.0%) | 1315 (39.3%) |
Child Impairment T ≥ 653 | 758 (44.1%) | 373 (53.7%) | 143 (55.6%) | 267 (56.1%) | 126 (63.6%) | 1667 (49.9%) |
Family Burden T ≥ 653 | 825 (48.0%) | 429 (61.8%) | 164 (63.8%) | 313 (65.8%) | 134 (67.7%) | 1865 (55.8%) |
Comorbidity at Intake | ||||||
Sub-clinical levels (i.e., T < 65%) | 624 (36.3%) | 178 (25.6%) | 65 (25.3%) | 97 (20.4%) | 37 (18.7%) | 1001 (29.9%) |
Externalizing or Internalizing T ≥ 653 | 659 (38.3%) | 313 (45.1%) | 112 (43.6%) | 224 (47.1%) | 89 (44.9%) | 1397 (41.8%) |
Externalizing and Internalizing T ≥ 653 | 425 (24.7%) | 200 (28.8%) | 76 (29.6%) | 154 (32.4%) | 72 (36.4%) | 927 (27.7%) |