Departments applying for consultation-liaison psychiatry and distribution of diagnosed different psychiatric diseases in general hospitals: Analysis of 154 cases
- VernacularTitle:综合医院内联络精神病学会诊科室及病种分布特征:154例分析
- Author:
Zhixiong LIN
;
Xiaobo ZOU
;
Juda LIN
;
Lan LU
;
Dong Lü
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research
2006;10(14):172-173
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: More and more psychiatric problems require liaison consultation in specific clinical departments of general hospital.OBJECTIVE: To enhance the recognition of physicians in non-psychiatric departments on psychiatric illness by carrying on psychiatric liaison consultation in general hospital.DESIGN: Case analysis.SETTING: Department of Psychology in the affiliated hospital to Guangdong Medical College.PARTICIPANTS: Totally 154 inpatients for the consultation in Department of Psychology were selected in the Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical College from April 2003 to April 2004, of either sex and different age and educational backgrounds.METHODS: It was to investigate the distributions of departments and diseases with consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) in general hospital in 154 cases based on statistics.RESULTS: Totally 154 cases were employed and were all in result analydepartments applying for consultation, the department of internal nedicine occupies the top, 57 cases (37.0%) involved, followed by department of emergency, with 26 cases (16.8%), department of infection, with 17 cases illness: The most common diseases in consultation were neurotic disorders due to brain disease (31.1%), psychiatric disorder (25.3%) and psychiatric disorder due to body disease (13.6%).CONCLUSION: Psychiatric problem happens in every clinical department of general hospital. It is necessary to enhance liaison psychiatric consultation in general hospital.
