@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of referred psychiatry consultations at an education hospital",
journal="Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi",
year="2006",
author="Göktaş, K. and Yilmaz, E. and Kaya, N. and Akman, C.",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="27-32",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: In this study, distribution of psychiatric consultation at a university hospital is evaluated according to sociodemographic characteristics of patients, clinic which referred consultation, reasons for referral, psychiatric diagnoses and treatments. <br><br>METHODS: Patients (outpatients and inpatients) whose psychiatric consultations were referred in all clinics at the Hospital of Meram Medical School of Selçuk University participated in this study between 15.06.2004 and 15.10.2004. <br><br>RESULTS: In this study 138 men (35.4%), 252 (64.4%) women totaly 390 patients were taken. Average age of the 390 participants in this study was 41 years (SD=17.6). 61.5% (n=240) of consultations were referred for inpatients and 38.5% (n=150) were for outpatients. Majority of consultations were referred from dermatology department (21.8%), emergency service (13.6%), neurology department (12.3%) and internal medicine department (9.7%). The most frequent reason for consultation referral was the psychiatric evaluation of the patient without any reason (31.8%). Other reasons were depressive complaints (15.2%), suicide attempts (14%), and anxiety complaints (7.2%). According to the result of psychiatric evaluation, a psychiatric disorder is found in 83.4% (n=316) of the consultations. The most common psychiatric diagnoses were depression (39.3%), anxiety disorders (16.6%), somatoform disorders (6.6%), and organic mental disorders (5.5%) 65.4% of the patients were treated with antidepressants, 9.8% with antipsychotics and 3.7% with benzodiazepines. 19.4% of them were offered to be followed up without drug treatment. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Various psychiatric disorders, most commonly depression, are frequently diagnosed in patients with physical illness. Therefore, the importance of &quot;Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry&quot; units increases gradually.<p /><p>Language: tr</p>",
language="tr",
issn="1302-6631",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}