TY - JOUR
T1 - Liaison psychiatry in low & middle income countries
T2 - Experiences at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, Pakistan
AU - Saeed, Humera
AU - Siddiqui, Sana Asif
AU - Mansoor, Marium
AU - Khan, Murad Moosa
N1 - Funding Information:
Participating Investigators, We would like to acknowledge contribution of Ms. Saniya Kamal, medical student at Aga Khan University, who helped in collecting data. Mr. Mohammad Zaman, Research Coordinator in the Department of Psychiatry, AKUH, provided administrative support throughout, Ms. Shahina Pirani, Research Specialist in the Department of Psychiatry, AKUH, participated in writing and technical editing of the manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/2
Y1 - 2020/2
N2 - Aims and methods: Our study investigated the pattern of referrals made to psychiatric services from the general wards of Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). Data on all cases referred between years 2015 to 2016 was collected retrospectively from the medical records. Information included socio-demographic details, reason for referral, past psychiatric history, treatment, management suggested and outcome of referral. SPSS version 19.0 was used for data entry and analyzing. Results: During the study period 1166 cases were referred for psychiatric consultations of which 995 were analyzed. The results show an almost equal distribution of females and males. Most referrals were from Internal Medicine. The most common reason for referral was behavioral problem and the most common psychiatric diagnosis made was delirium. Clinical Implications: Review of the service has identified areas that need improvement such as late referrals, problems with documentation, and issues in following through with the recommended management and will help us improve the existing services.
AB - Aims and methods: Our study investigated the pattern of referrals made to psychiatric services from the general wards of Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH). Data on all cases referred between years 2015 to 2016 was collected retrospectively from the medical records. Information included socio-demographic details, reason for referral, past psychiatric history, treatment, management suggested and outcome of referral. SPSS version 19.0 was used for data entry and analyzing. Results: During the study period 1166 cases were referred for psychiatric consultations of which 995 were analyzed. The results show an almost equal distribution of females and males. Most referrals were from Internal Medicine. The most common reason for referral was behavioral problem and the most common psychiatric diagnosis made was delirium. Clinical Implications: Review of the service has identified areas that need improvement such as late referrals, problems with documentation, and issues in following through with the recommended management and will help us improve the existing services.
KW - AKUH
KW - Liaison psychiatry
KW - Referral patterns in Pakistan
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85075883647&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.101889
DO - 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.101889
M3 - Article
C2 - 31812928
AN - SCOPUS:85075883647
SN - 1876-2018
VL - 48
JO - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
JF - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
M1 - 101889
ER -
