@article{ref1,
title="In-patient psychiatric referrals in a teaching hospital: a case controlled report",
journal="Journal of psychosomatic research",
year="1996",
author="Adeyemi, J. D.",
volume="41",
number="5",
pages="427-433",
abstract="The 77 (47 females, 30 males) in-patient referrals to the Psychiatric Department of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria, over a 1-year period, were compared with a control sample of 75 (45 females, 30 males) unreferred patients. The low referral rate of 0.8%, after excluding deliberate self-harm (relatively infrequent in Nigeria), was comparable to reports in Western literature. Treatable minor psychiatric morbidity, mainly anxiety and depressive disorders, occurred in 41.3% of the controls. Sixty-eight percent of those referred had definite mental disorders, most commonly psychoses (50.7%), especially delirium (29.9%). Infectious disorders, notably Salmonella typhi infection, were the most predominant physical etiological factors. The results are discussed and the implications highlighted.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3999",
doi="10.1016/s0022-3999(96)00194-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3999(96)00194-8"
}