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Table 14.2. Mean number of visits in separate service sectors among patients treated in those sectors by 12-month DSM-IV/WMH-CIDI disorder1
Type of professional
  Psychiatrist   Other health care   Any mental health care   General medical4   Any health care   Human services5   CAM6   Nonhealth care
  % (se)   % (se)   % (se)   % (se)   % (se)   % (se)   % (se)   % (se)
I. Anxiety Disorders
Panic disorder 9.6 (1.6)   20.2 (3.4)   20.4 (3.3)   4.1 (0.8)   15.2 (2.1)       12.8 (2.4)
Agoraphobia without panic         10.9 (2.4)      
Specific phobia 8.3 (1.1)   19.1 (2.8)   19.1 (2.6)   3.4 (0.4)   13.3 (1.8)   4.6 (0.7)   34.4 (7.0)   20.8 (3.9)
Social phobia 8.2 (1.3)   18.6 (2.5)   19.2 (2.5)   3.1 (0.3)   13.8 (1.9)   6 (1.1)   33.9 (7.6)   23.1 (4.5)
Generalized anxiety disorder 7.9 (1.7)   26.5 (5.3)   22.1 (4.7)   3.4 (0.4)   15.5 (3.1)       22.6 (6.4)
Post-traumatic stress disorder 8.4 (1.4)   23.1 (3.6)   23.1 (3.3)   2.9 (0.4)   17.7 (2.1)   6.8 (1.2)   45.2 (12.4)   32.7 (7.4)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder              
Separation anxiety disorder              
Any anxiety disorder 7.2 (0.9)   18.4 (1.7)   17.9 (1.8)   3.1 (0.2)   12.5 (1.1)   5.9 (0.6)   33.3 (5.2)   21.6 (2.7)
II. Mood Disorders
Major depressive disorder 8.9 (1.7)   16.8 (1.8)   17.4 (2.2)   3 (0.3)   13 (1.6)   8.1 (1.4)   28.8 (6.5)   20.5 (4.1)
Dysthymia 10.4 (2.7)   23.2 (5.3)   22.5 (4.4)   4.2 (0.7)   16.2 (2.7)      
Bipolar I or II 11.1 (2.4)   23.3 (4.8)   26.1 (4.3)   3.4 (0.5)   20.4 (2.7 )     47 (11.9)   30.5 (7.2)
Any mood disorder 9.5 (1.4)   18.9 (2.1)   19.9 (2.1)   3.1 (0.2)   14.9 (1.4)   7.7 (1.3)   34.9 (6.1)   23.6 (3.5)
III. Impulse-control Disorders
Intermittent explosive disorder     13 (3.9)   2.2 (0.3)   9.1 (2.5)      
IV. Substance Disorders
Alcohol abuse    19.2 (4.3)   19.5 (3.9)   3 (0.5)   16.5 (3.4)       21.5 (7.1)
Alcohol dependence     24.7 (6.2)     21.5 (5.4)      
Drug abuse      21.2 (5.2)     18.3 (4.4)      
Drug dependence              
Any substance disorder 10.4 (2.8)   20.9 (3.3)   21.9 (3.3)   2.7 (0.4)   18.1 (2.9)       19 (6.2)
V. Composite
Any mental disorder 7.9 (1.0)   18.1 (1.5)   17.8 (1.5)   2.9 (0.2)   12.6 (1.0)   6.4 (0.9)   28.6 (4.3)   18.8 (2.2)
No mental disorder 6.6 (1.9)   12.5 (1.3)   11.3 (1.1)   2 (0.1)   7.1 (0.6)   8.2 (3.0)   31.7 (7.7)   20.1 (4.7)
Total 7.5 (0.9)   16.1 (1.0)   15.4 (1.0)   2.6 (0.1)   10.4 (0.7)   7.1 (1.5)   29.8 (3.9)   19.3 (2.4)
1Missing cell entries indicate that the number of patients with the disorder who were treated in the sector was less than 30, in which case no estimate was made.
2Due to lack of sufficient variance in the distribution, standard error cannot be calculated.
3Non-psychiatrist defined as psychologists or other non-psychiatrist mental health professional in any setting, social worker or counselor in a mental health specialty setting, or use of a mental health hot line.
4General medical defined as primary care doctor, other general medical doctor, nurse, or any other health professional not previously mentioned.
5Human services professional defined as religious or spiritual advisor, social worker, or counselor in any setting other than a specialty mental health setting.
6Complementary-alternative medicine defined as any other type of healer, participation in an Internet support group, or participation in a self-help group.

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