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Diagnosis Cases, % Bipolar disorder 14.1 Schizophrenia 10.3 Other nonpsychotic 5.3 Major depression 3.8 Cognitive disorder 1.9 Other psychotic 1.9 Substance abuse 1.6 Mental retardation 0.3 None 1.3 Unknown 59.6 n = 300.
Medication Cases, % Antipsychotic 16.7 Mood stabilizer 8.9 Antidepressant 8.1 Anxiolytic 2.6 Other 11 None 5.2 Unknown 47.5 n = 300.
Type of Dangerousness Police, % Health CareProvider, % Court Ordered, % Total, % Physical threat to self 62 (35.0)* 10 (18.2)* 16 (23.5) 88 (29.3) Verbal threat to self 85 (48.0)* 21 (38.2) 19 (27.9)* 125 (41.7) Physical threat to others 32 (18.1)† 18 (32.7) 32 (47.1)† 82 (27.3) Verbal threat to others 29 (16.4)* 17 (30.9) 33 (48.5)† 79 26.3) Physical threat to property 4 (2.3)† 2 (3.6) 15 (22.1)† 21 (7.0) Verbal threat to property 1 (0.6)* 3 (5.5) 5 (7.4)* 9 (3.0) Unable to care for self 7 (4.0)† 7 (12.7) 15 (22.1)† 29 (9.7) Total 433 (144.3) Percentages reflect rate of observed dangerousness type by that referral source.
* p≤ 0.05, by Fisher's exact test, when compared to other referral sources.
† p < 0.001, by Fisher's exact test when compared to other referral sources.
Dangerousness per ER Record Dangerousness, per EP Total Yes, Imminent Yes, Not Imminent Not Dangerous Yes 178 24 12 214 Not dangerous 43 18 9 70 Insufficient information 8 4 4 16 Total 229 46 25 300 ER Clinical Diagnosis Cases, % Substance abuse 29.3 Bipolar affective disorder 14.9 Schizophrenia 13.4 Major depressive disorder 4.1 Mental retardation 3.3 Cognitive disorder 4.6 Other psychotic 8.2 Other nonpsychotic 22.1 n = 300.
