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The mental and physical health of clients referred to social workers in a local authority department and a general practice attachment scheme

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Roslyn H. Corney
Roslyn H. Corney*
Affiliation:
General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
1 Address for correspondence: Dr Roslyn H. Corney General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

Although numerous reports have strongly argued that there is a need for a closer collaboration between the health and social services, studies investigating the health of clients in contact with the personal social services have been few and limited. This study collected information regarding the physical and mental health of clients referred to social workers in a local authority intake team and to a general practice attachment scheme by means of questionnaires completed by the client and at interview. The results indicated that the proportions of patients with physical or mental illness were very high. However, while social workers in the attachment scheme had many contacts with members of the primary care team regarding these clients, contacts between intake social workers and medical personnel were very limited.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 14 , Issue 1 , February 1984 , pp. 137 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1984

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