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Referrals from General Practitioners to Psychiatrists and Paramedical Mental Health Professionals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Greg Wilkinson
Greg Wilkinson*
Affiliation:
General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
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Abstract

The literature on referral of patients by GPs to psychiatrists and mental health specialists is examined. Referrals to psychiatrists account for 3% of all those made by GPs, but the individual rates vary widely. The proportion of patients referred to psychiatrists and paramedical mental health workers in general practice is unknown, but probably substantial.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 154 , Issue 1 , January 1989 , pp. 72 - 76
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Copyright © The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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