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Development of a psychiatric liaison service in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Ayesha Minhas ,
Keith G. Bender  and
Fareed A. Minhas
Ayesha Minhas
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Keith G. Bender
Affiliation:
City Community Mental Health, Perth, Western Australia, email [email protected]
Fareed A. Minhas
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, and Director, WHO Collaborating Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Abstract

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The paper reports a descriptive survey of the referrals received by a new psychiatric liaison service in Rawalpindi in the first 2 years. The survey showed a rapid increase in use of the service, particularly by the emergency department. There was a lower proportion of referrals for self-harm and substance misuse than occurs in similar services in high-income countries but a higher proportion of patients presenting with dissociative (conversion) disorders. The large proportion of patients who had abnormal findings on physical examination remains unexplained and warrants further investigation.

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BJPsych International , Volume 12 , Issue S1: Research Supplement , May 2015 , pp. S-1 - S-3
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