Research Article
Urgent and Nonurgent Presentations to a Psychiatric Emergency Service in Nigeria: Pattern and Correlates
Table 3
Distribution of diagnosis and presenting complaints.
| | | | | | | Urgent | Nonurgent | | | (%) | (%) |
| | (ICD-10) Psychiatric diagnoses | | | | (F00–F09) Organic mental disorder | 20 (7.14) | 32 (7.62) | | (F00–F09) Psychoactive substance abuse | 52 (18.57) | 28 (6.67) | | (F20–F29) Schizophrenia/others | 132 (47.14) | 196 (46.67) | | (F30–F39) Mood disorders | 62 (21.14) | 108 (25.71) | | (F40–F49) Neurotic disorders | 1 (0.37) | 36 (8.57) | | Other ICD-10 disorders | 13 (4.64) | 20 (4.76) | | Presenting complaints* | | | | Nil (medication refill only) | 7 (2.50) | 196 (46.67) | | Aggressive behaviour | 158 (56.43) | — | | Suicidality | 101 (36.07) | — | | Mood/anxiety symptoms | 121 (43.21) | 187 (44.52) | | Delusions/hallucinations | 238 (85.0) | 169 (39.76) | | Substance use | 52 (18.57) | 28 (6.67) | | Insomnia | 132 (47.14) | 148 (35.24) | | Refusal to eat | 48 (17.14) | 8 (1.91) | | Other complaints | 163 (58.21) | 73 (17.38) |
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Total > 100% because of multiple complaints.
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