Psychiatric co-morbidity in primary care and hospital referrals, Saudi Arabia
(East. Mediterr. health j).
in English
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ABSTRACT
Psychiatric and physical morbidities among patients referred from primary health care [PHC] centres and general hospitals [GH] in Al-Qassim region were compared. Thus, 540 psychiatric referrals [GH = 138; PHC = 402] were selected randomly. Fifteen GH patients but no PHC patients were referred for admission. Psychiatrists made more diagnoses of dementia, affective and anxiety disorders, mixed anxiety-depression and somatoform disorders than clinicians and general practitioners [GPs]. Clinicians made significantly more diagnoses of acute psychoses and somatoform disorders than GPs. Physical morbidity was noted in 38.4% and 17.2% of GH and PHC referrals respectively
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
Health problem:
Delivery Arrangements
Database:
WHO IRIS
Main subject:
Primary Health Care
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Psychiatry
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Referral and Consultation
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Health Care Surveys
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Hospitalization
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Mental Disorders
Language:
English
Journal:
East. Mediterr. health j
Year:
2001