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Table 2 Health services contacted by adolescents with symptoms of anxiety and depression

From: Utilization of health services in relation to mental health problems in adolescents: A population based survey

  

Unadjusted effects

Adjusted for Psysom1 and Som2

 

N

OR

CI (95%)

OR

CI (95%)

Psychologist or psychiatrist

585

1.98

1.86–2.10

1.85

1.72–1.99

Municipal social service agency

210

1.65

1.50–1.80

1.53

1.37–1.72

Family counselling

459

1.57

1.46–1.68

1.48

1.36–1.60

Youth health clinic

1472

1.56

1.48–1.62

1.40

1.33–1.48

School health services

2706

1.43

1.37–1.49

1.28

1.22–1.43

Adolescent Pedagogical Psychological Service

519

1.38

1.29–1.49

1.28

1.18–1.39

Alternative therapy

856

1.42

1.35–1.50

1.20

1.12–1.28

Other medical specialist

1167

1.35

1.28–1.40

1.20

1.13–1.27

Hospital inpatient

724

1.34

1.26–1.43

1.15

1.07–1.23

GP

5983

1.34

1.28–1.39

1.11

1.06–1.16

Emergency ward or outpatient clinic

3355

1.26

1.12–1.13

1.10

1.05–1.15

Physiotherapist

1185

1.26

1.19–1.33

1.01a

.95–1.08

  1. 1Psychosomatic symptoms 2Somatic symptoms aNon-significant. All other coefficients p < .001. Results of logistic regression showing increased OR for adolescents with symptoms of anxiety and depression in contact with different health services with and without adjustment for somatic and psychosomatic symptoms.