Citation

Singh PM, Vaidya L, Shrestha DM, Tajhya R, Shakya S. Nepal Medical College journal: NMCJ 2009; 11(4): 272-274.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009)

DOI

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PMID

20635608

Abstract

The authors reviewed the all referral cases from different inpatient and outpatient department, in Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital. It was a descriptive study. There were 484 referred cases during the study period. Around half the referral were from department of medicine (49.8%), surgery (11.2%), Eye/ENT (10.3%). The referral rate was 1.4%, with an average three cases per day. Among the referral cases depression was diagnosed in 26.9%, anxiety in 15.5% and substance related problem in 14.5%. The consultation liaison psychiatry service is satisfactorily used. Depression, substance use problem, anxiety, deliberate self harm is the main diagnoses in liaison psychiatry.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Female; Male; Referral and Consultation; Mental Health Services; Hospitals, Teaching; Mental Disorders; Nepal