Factors associated with use of community mental health services by schizophrenia patients using multilevel analysis.

Background: Persons with schizophrenia and related disorders may be particularly sensitive to a number of determinants of service use, including those related with illness, socio-demographic characteristics and organizational factors. The objective of this study is to identify factors associated with outpatient contacts at community mental health services of patients with schizophrenia or related disorders.

Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed 1097 patients.