Patterns of psychiatric consultations in Kuwait general hospitals

Al-Ansari, Essam A.; El-Hilu, Saleh M.; El-Hihi, Mohammed A.; Hassan, Khalid I.

doi:10.1016/0163-8343(90)90064-j

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“…In a general hospital of Kuwait, the department of general medicine referred 74.4% of patients in contrast to 11.4% referred by the department of general surgery. 16 In other study in India, Belgaum, 83.17% of the patients were referred from general medicine, medicine allied and medical super specialty departments. 17 Similar findings were found in a study done in Bombay, where Physicians referred maximum cases than surgeons and gynaecologists.…”

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Pattern of psychiatric morbidity among referred inpatients in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh

Jahan¹,

Maruf²,

Kauser³

et al. 2020

Bang J Psychiatry

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There is a dearth of studies related to consultation-liaison psychiatry in Bangladesh. The psychiatric referral rates in this country are very low, considering the higher rates of psychiatric morbidity in patients who attend various departments of a general hospital. This was a descriptive study consisting of all the cases referred for psychiatric consultation from inpatient units of various departments of BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka from July 2017 to June 2018. Patients of any age and of either gender were included. A total of 673 patients (1.97% of total admission) were referred from different departments of the hospital for psychiatric consultation within the study period. Majority of the respondents were female. The mean age of the respondents was 59.47 (±1.98) years. Among the referred, Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) was the diagnosis in 24.96%, followed by Major depressive disorder (MDD) in 9.95% cases. Referral from the department of Medicine and allied was 92.86 %, followed by department of Surgery and allied (6.38%) & department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (0.74%). Frequency of referral was the lowest in the months of November to January. There is a need to encourage multi-disciplinary interaction in the management of patients who attend general hospitals, so as to better identify the psychiatric morbidity. Bang J Psychiatry December 2017; 31(2): 38-42

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Pattern of psychiatric morbidity among referred inpatients in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh

Jahan¹,

Maruf²,

Kauser³

et al. 2020

Bang J Psychiatry

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“…Similar trends have been reported in Saudi Arabia (Malik et al . 1996), Kuwait (Al‐Ansari et al . 1990), Egypt (Okasha & Lotif 1979) and Bahrain (Al‐Ansari et al .…”

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Deliberate self‐poisoning in Oman

Zaidan

Burke

Dorvlo

et al. 2002

Tropical Med Int Health

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SummaryOBJ ECTIVE To describe the demographics, precipitating factors, substances and methods used for deliberate self-harm in Oman. RESULTSRES ULTS During the 5-year study period, 123 persons presented to various hospitals in the Muscat area with injuries that resulted form deliberate self-harm. Most of these cases were women, students and unemployed. There was a high incidence of family, marital and psychiatric or social problems. The methods of self-harm were most often analgesics (such as paracetamol) and non-pharmaceutical chemicals.CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS The rate of self-injurious behaviour is low in Oman, compared with other countries, including other Islamic countries. The data illustrate a rising rate and a tendency to ingest toxic doses of analgesics or non-pharmaceutical chemicals.

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“…10,11 Patients with psychiatric disorders give much priority to the somatic symptoms due to which they tend to visit general physician rather than psychiatrists for the treatment of their physical symptoms. 12,13,14,15 Another reason may be due to lack of awareness about the psychiatric origin of the physical symptoms and due to social stigma about the psychiatric illnesses.…”

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Psychiatric Referral Pattern in a General Hospital

Vaidya

Sharma

2018

Med. J. Pokhara Acad. Health Sci.

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Background: The referral rates of psychiatric patients in Nepal are very low, considering the higher rates of psychiatric morbidity in patients who attend various departments of a general hospital. Studying the pattern of psychiatric referrals may facilitate the management of the mentally ill in a comprehensive and holistic manner. Materials and methods: The study was conducted at Western Regional Hospital (WRH) over the period of one year. The patients referred from different departments were assessed by the consultant psychiatrists. Result: A total of 816 patients were referred for psychiatric consultation out of which majority was from department of medicine and the most common reason for referral was anxiety disorder. Conclusion: Multi-disciplinary interaction is beneficial to identify the psychiatric morbidity in the patients who attend general hospital.

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Patterns of psychiatric consultations in Kuwait general hospitals

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Pattern of psychiatric morbidity among referred inpatients in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh

Pattern of psychiatric morbidity among referred inpatients in a tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh

Deliberate self‐poisoning in Oman

Psychiatric Referral Pattern in a General Hospital

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