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Table 2 Number (%) of post-index admissions for mental health conditions for the burn and uninjured cohorts for the study period 1980–2012

From: Long-term mental health outcomes after unintentional burns sustained during childhood: a retrospective cohort study

 

Burn injury N (%)

Uninjured N (%)

Mental health conditions

 Psychotic disorders

489 (27.6)

559 (25.8)

  Schizophrenia

305 (17.2)

357 (16.5)

  Schizoaffective disorders

26 (1.5)

55 (2.5)

  Other psychotic disorders

158 (8.9)

147 (6.8)

 Mood disorders

629 (35.5)

851 (39.3)

  Major depressive disorder

493 (27.8)

597 (27.5)

  Bipolar disorder/manic episode

95 (5.4)

221 (10.2)

  Other mood disorders

41 (2.3)

33 (1.5)

 Anxiety disorders

578 (32.6)

566 (26.1)

  Anxiety disorder

77 (4.3)

177 (8.2)

  Stress/adjustment disorder

442 (24.9)

315 (14.5)

  Dissociative/conversion disorders

30 (1.7)

12 (0.6)

  Other anxiety/stress disorders

29 (1.6)

62 (2.9)

 Eating disorders

75 (4.2)

188 (8.7)

 Other mental disorders

2 (0.0)

4 (0.2)

Total

1773 (100.0)

2168 (100.0)

Self-harm

 Intentional poisoning

499 (70.3)

311 (100.0)

 Sharp object

120 (16.9)

0a

 Other self-harm

91 (12.8)

0a

Total

710 (100.0)

311 (100.0)

Mental and behavioural disorders due to psychoactive substance use

 Alcohol-related disorders

506 (52.1)

252 (41.2)

 Opioid-related disorders

52 (5.3)

84 (13.7)

 Cannabis-related disorders

64 (6.6)

50 (8.2)

 Stimulant-related disorders

128 (13.2)

115 (18.8)

 Other psychoactive substance-related disorders

222 (22.8)

111 (18.1)

Total

972 (100.0)

612 (100.0)

  1. aIndividuals with an injury (including self-harm injury) were excluded from this uninjured cohort