Police and clinician diversion of people in mental health crisis from the Emergency Department: a trend analysis and cross comparison study

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and diagnosis of people under section 10 within the six-month period after the introduction of NPACER

Variable		Non-NPACER (N = 194)	NPACER (N = 243)	p value
Gender (%)				0.75
	Female	78 (40.2)	101 (41.7)
	Male	116 (59.8)	141 (58.3)
Age (years)	Mean (SD)	34.2 (11.8)	34.6 (12.8)	0.88
Primary Diagnosis (%)				0.58
	No diagnosis^a	23 (11.9)	27 (11.1)
	Situational crisis^b	45 (23.2)	55 (22.6)
	Psychotic illness^c	34 (17.5)	44 (18.1)
	Affective disorders^d	40 (20.6)	45 (18.5)
	Personality disorder^e	29 (14.9)	52 (21.4)
	Anxiety disorder	4 (2.1)	2 (0.8)
	Alcohol/drugs^f	17 (8.8)	16 (6.6)
	Intellectual disability^g	2 (1.0)	2 (0.8)

^aNo diagnosis – mental health assessment yet to be completed
^bSituational crisis – acute stress reaction, suicidal ideation/threat, post-traumatic stress disorder
^cPsychotic illness – schizophrenia spectrum disorders, drug induced psychosis
^dAffective disorders – depression, bipolar affective disorder, social phobias, ruminations, obsessive compulsive disorder
^ePersonality Disorder – schizo-atypical, schizoid, anti-social, borderline, dependent, conduct disorder
^fAlcohol/drugs – ethanol, cannabis, methamphetamines
^gIntellectual disability – borderline intellectual functioning, learning disability, Asperger

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