Incidence of Mood Disorders among Referred Indoor Patients.

ABSTRACT

Consultation-Liaison (C-L) Psychiatry is a growing area of research in psychiatry where a large number of patients having main complaints of psychiatric symptoms in the non-psychiatric wards. So diagnosis of these cases fully depends upon referrals. In spite of the high prevalence of Psychiatric morbidities in India, the overall referral rate was 1.48 %(4) .This study is aimed to find out the incidence of mood disorders among referred indoor patients from Medicine & allied departments of Medical College, Kolkata. The study was done using psychiatric referrals from General medicine and allied department. The study may sensitize all medical professionals and it will contribute towards improvements of mental health at all levels of health care institutions.