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Pathways to Psychiatric Care in South Manchester

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Richard Gater  and
David Goldberg
Richard Gater*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester
David Goldberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester
*
∗Withington Hospital, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
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Abstract

Of 250 patients newly referred to the mental illness services of South Manchester, almost two-thirds were referred directly by their GPs; a further third were referred by hospital doctors. Non-medical sources of referral accounted for only 2% of new cases. Patients with somatic problems had the longest interval between seeking care and referral to the psychiatric services. Being employed was associated with a longer delay before seeking care; among women, those living with their husbands or children had longer total intervals between the onset of the problem and arrival at the psychiatric services.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 159 , Issue 1 , July 1991 , pp. 90 - 96
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Copyright © 1991 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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