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What Happens when Psychiatric Out-Patients are seen Once Only?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Linda Gask
Linda Gask*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of South Manchester, West Didsbury, Manchester M20 8LR
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Abstract

The outcome of 30 new psychiatric outpatient consultations at which the psychiatrist decided to see the patient once only was examined after 3 months. Patients were referred from general practice, and evaluation was primarily from the viewpoint of practitioners; the majority were satisfied with a single consultation. However, only about half the patients were seen again by their GPs within the 3-month period, and most of the treatments recommended by the psychiatrists were not carried out by the GPs. Suggestions are offered to ameliorate this disturbing state of affairs.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 148 , Issue 6 , June 1986 , pp. 663 - 666
Copyright
Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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