TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychiatric co-morbidity in primary care and hospital referrals, Saudi Arabia
AU - Qureshi, N. A.
AU - Al-Habeeb, T. A.
AU - Al-Ghamdy, Y. S.
AU - Magzoub, M. E.M.A.
AU - Van Der Molen, H. T.
PY - 2001/5
Y1 - 2001/5
N2 - Psychiatric and physical morbidities among patients referred from primary health care (PHC) centres and general hospitals (GH) in Al-Qassim region were compared. Thus, 540 psychiatric referrals (GH = 138; PHC = 402) were selected randomly. Fifteen GH patients but no PHC patients were referred for admission. Psychiatrists made more diagnoses of dementia, affective and anxiety disorders, mixed anxiety-depression and somatoform disorders than clinicians and general practitioners (GPs). Clinicians made significantly more diagnoses of acute psychoses and somatoform disorders than GPs. Physical morbidity was noted in 38.4% and 17.2% of GH and PHC referrals respectively.
AB - Psychiatric and physical morbidities among patients referred from primary health care (PHC) centres and general hospitals (GH) in Al-Qassim region were compared. Thus, 540 psychiatric referrals (GH = 138; PHC = 402) were selected randomly. Fifteen GH patients but no PHC patients were referred for admission. Psychiatrists made more diagnoses of dementia, affective and anxiety disorders, mixed anxiety-depression and somatoform disorders than clinicians and general practitioners (GPs). Clinicians made significantly more diagnoses of acute psychoses and somatoform disorders than GPs. Physical morbidity was noted in 38.4% and 17.2% of GH and PHC referrals respectively.
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U2 - 10.26719/2001.7.3.492
DO - 10.26719/2001.7.3.492
M3 - Article
C2 - 12690771
AN - SCOPUS:0038175180
SN - 1020-3397
VL - 7
SP - 492
EP - 501
JO - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
JF - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
IS - 3
ER -