Demographic and diagnostic characteristics of psychiatric clinic outpatients in the U.S.A., 1961.

Abstract

This report describes rates of outpatient psychiatric clinic usage for various demographic groups in the United States by age, including single years for children, sex, color and marital status. Major and detailed psychiatric diagnoses are also investigated. These data come from the national reporting program on outpatient psychiatric clinics and the 1960 census information. Differences by geographic region are also described.