Open AccessPatterns of Referral to Clinical Psychology Services in the Ministry of Health Malaysia
Author(s) -
Manal Martadza,
Umi Izzatti Saedon,
Nooraini Darus,
Tunku Saraa Zawyah Tunku Badli,
Siti Aisyah Ghazalan,
Wan Mohd Azam Wan Mohd Yunus
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2019.26.6.11
Subject(s) - referral , mental health , christian ministry , anxiety , psychiatry , medicine , family medicine , intervention (counseling) , depression (economics) , clinical psychology , psychology , philosophy , theology , economics , macroeconomics
This descriptive study identifies the demographic characteristics and patterns of referral to clinical psychology services, which include types of diagnosis, types of referral and source of referrals in child, adolescent, adult and geriatric cases in Malaysia.