Affiliation
Department of Psychiatry, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork.Issue Date
2012-02-03T15:13:38ZMeSH
Databases as TopicEpilepsy/psychology
Humans
Mental Disorders/diagnosis/*psychology
Mental Health Services/*utilization
Multiple Sclerosis/psychology
Nervous System Diseases/complications/*psychology
Neurology/*statistics & numerical data
Prospective Studies
Psychological Tests
Psychometrics
Referral and Consultation/*statistics & numerical data
Somatoform Disorders
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Ir Med J. 2008 Oct;101(9):271-3.Journal
Irish medical journalPubMed ID
19051614Abstract
The objective of the present study was to assess the activity of the Liaison Psychiatry service of Cork University Hospital in relation to all in-patient neurology referrals over a 12-month period. Of 1685 neurology admissions, 106 (6%) were referred to liaison psychiatry for assessment. 91 referrals (86%) met criteria for a psychiatric disorder according to DSM-IV, the commonest being major depression (24%) and somatoform disorder (23%). Patients with multiple sclerosis or epilepsy comprised nearly half of all referrals (48 cases; 45%). Approximately 20% of M.S. in-patients (21 cases) were referred for psychiatric assessment, with the corresponding figure in epilepsy being 25% (18 cases). Although only 106 (6%) neurology in-patients were referred to liaison psychiatry, psychiatric diagnoses were documented in 327 (20%) discharge forms, presumably reflecting previous diagnosis. The above findings indicate that psychiatric illness is common among neurology inpatients screened by liaison psychiatry yet referral rates are relatively low in terms of the overall number of neurology in-patients. Psychiatric disorders were diagnosed in 86% of referrals indicating high concordance between neurologists and liaison psychiatry regarding the presence of a psychiatric disorder.Language
engISSN
0332-3102 (Print)0332-3102 (Linking)
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