Assessment of psychiatric comorbidities and sociodemographic profiles of the patients referred to the general hospital psychiatric unit of a tertiary care hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal
Abstract:Background: According to the previous studies, psychiatric symptoms are high in patients with physical illness, but the referral rates are much below expectation.
Aims and Objectives: Here a descriptive cross-sectional study has been conducted using self designed semi structured proforma to asses the socio demographic profile and psychiatric diagnosis of patient with physical illness referred from other departments in a tertiary medical care centre for consultation liaison (C-L) psychiatry care.
Materials and… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.