Description of the most recent physician visit among patients who died from suicide
| Persistent eczema present n=174 patients, (%) | Persistent eczema absent n=18 267 patients, (%) | |
| Physician specialty of most recent visit | ||
| Family practice | 121 (48) | 13 320 (55) |
| Dermatology | 9 (4) | 125 (1) |
| Psychiatry | 31 (12) | 3101 (13) |
| Other* | 93 (37) | 7618 (32) |
| Diagnosis associated with most recent visit | ||
| Eczema | 16 (6) | 129 (1) |
| Mental disorders† | 72 (28) | 7754 (32) |
| Other medical diagnosis‡ | 166 (65) | 16 281 (67) |
| Total no of billing claims§ | 254 | 24 164 |
Results are presented as the number of billing claims (%).
*Includes paediatrician visits.
†Includes disorders of substance use.
‡Includes cases for which no diagnosis is listed.
§For some patients, more than one billing claim is included if they occurred on the same day.