Table 2 Medical history of the studied mentally ill patients, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, 2017
Variables | No. (n = 425) | % |
|---|---|---|
Mental illness diagnosis | ||
 Bipolar disorder | 204 | 48.0 |
 Schizophrenia and other related psychotic disorders | 182 | 42.8 |
 Depression | 29 | 6.8 |
 Child psychiatric disorders | 10 | 2.4 |
Mental illness duration (years) | ||
 Mean ± SE (Range) | 7.93 ± 0.35# (1–40) | |
Aggressive behavior (injuring/threatening to injure anyone) | Â | Â |
 Yes | 137 | 32.2 |
 No | 288 | 67.8 |
Suicidal history | ||
 Yes | 66 | 15.5 |
 No | 359 | 84.5 |
Frequency of hospital admission in the past 6 months | ||
 0 | 242 | 56.9 |
 1 | 162 | 38.1 |
 2 | 20 | 4.7 |
 3 | 1 | 0.2 |
Mean ± SD | 0.48±0.59 | |
First sought care before hospital attendance | ||
 Traditional healer only | 304 | 71.5 |
 Psychiatrist from the start | 74 | 17.4 |
 Both traditional and non-psychiatric physician | 37 | 8.7 |
 Non-psychiatric physician only | 10 | 2.4 |