Publication Date:
2015-09-25
Description:
Background: To investigate significant association between various clinical and extra-clinical factors brought out the activities of Consultation-Liaison Service. Methods: Data from all psychiatric consultations for patients admitted to the Perugia General Hospital and carried out over a 1-year period (from July the 1st 2009 to June the 30th 2010) were collected by a structured clinical report including: socio-demographic features, features of referrals, features of back-referrals. T-test, Mann–Whitney U-test, χ 2 -test and Fischer’s were statistically used. Results: 1098 consultations were performed. The consultations carried out the Emergency Unit were excluded from the study. The type and the reasons for the referrals were discussed such as the ICD-10 diagnosis and the liaison interventions too. Significant associations emerged between gender and: social status and occupation (p
Electronic ISSN:
1756-0500
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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