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Twenty-eight years of liaison psychiatry at a general hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

A. J. Carson ,
H. Dawson ,
D. Marshall  and
K. Stafford
A. J. Carson*
Affiliation:
Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Park, Edinburgh EH10 5HP
H. Dawson
Affiliation:
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
D. Marshall
Affiliation:
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
K. Stafford
Affiliation:
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aims and method

A questionnaire was used to measure physician satisfaction with the unit and comparison of referral numbers and diagnoses with 1967, when the unit was new, and in 1985 when it was re-audited.

Results

Despite physicians' satisfaction with the service, the referral rate remains unchanged.

Clinical implications

Liaison psychiatry should not concern itself with trying to increase referral rates. Research into patient outcome should be a priority and guide its future direction.

Type
Original Papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 12 , December 1998 , pp. 754 - 758
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Copyright
Copyright © 1998 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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