Open AccessA prospective analysis of in-patient consultation-liaison psychiatry in a Nigerian teaching hospital
Author(s) -
P. O. Ajiboye,
Moruf L. Adelekan
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v81i12.9246
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , psychiatry , psychological intervention , outpatient clinic , prospective cohort study , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , teaching hospital , pediatrics , surgery
To determine the pattern of psychiatric referrals over a six-month period categorise the psychiatric referrals into clinical syndromes and describe the nature of psychiatric intervention and outcome of such intervention on discharge and within the first three months after discharge.