Extended Mental Health Consultations in a Deprived Urban Irish Practice, 2021-2023

195 patient records from a retrospective analysis of 30-minute extended mental health consultations in a deprived urban Irish general practice between March 2021 and March 2023. The dataset, created by Siobhan Hinchy, includes demographics, presenting complaints, prescriptions, and referrals, with anxiety and low mood being the most common concerns. A median patient age of 29.0 years and 69.8% of patients living in areas of high social deprivation characterize the cohort.

Use Cases

• Analyze the prevalence of specific mental health complaints like anxiety and low mood based on the presenting complaint data.
• Study prescription patterns for psychotropic medications, including SSRI usage, based on the prescription modification data.
• Examine referral pathways to psychiatric services and community supports based on the referral and signposting data.
• Investigate demographic correlations, such as age and gender, with specific mental health presentations and management outcomes.

Strengths

• 195 patient records provide a focused cohort for analysis.
• Data covers a specific two-year time range from March 2021 to March 2023.
• Includes detailed breakdowns like 47.7% anxiety and 37.9% psychotropic prescription rates.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data reflects a single, specific practice in a deprived urban Irish area, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Siobhan Hinchy.

Collection Method

Retrospective descriptive secondary analysis of clinical charts.

Time Range

March 2021 to March 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 17:26:09; freshness should be verified.

Geography

A deprived urban general practice in Ireland.