Thesis (M Med (Psychiatry))--University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus), 2010. / The aim of the study was to establish a profile of psychiatric illnesses that are encountered during consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry and to describe interventions undertaken. The objective was to identify referral patterns, establish the referral rate, and to profile the diagnoses & describe the actions taken by the consulting doctor. This was a retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on all inpatients that were referred to psychiatry from other disciplines in the hospital for the 12 month period January to December 2009. The study was conducted at Dr George Mukhari Hospital, which is a tertiary psychiatric unit which caters for mental health care users in the Garankuwa , Soshanguve and Mabopane region. The study found that the referral rate to psychiatric C-L services was lower than at other institutions. Amongst the referred patients, there was a high incidence of organic brain syndrome diagnoses, but a low rate of depression. The study proposed further investigation into the reasons behind the low rate of referral and low rate of depression, so as to improve C-L service delivery in the hospital.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol inst., 2004. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Orientador: Paulo Dalgalarrondo / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-08T19:27:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sampaio_AnaLuciaPrezia_M.pdf: 2053684 bytes, checksum: b20504297245d0dc2980df8d05470a4f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 / Resumo: Introdução: Estudos atuais mostram que indivíduos com transtornos mentais graves têm uma menor expectativa de vida quando comparados à população geral. Realizou-se um estudo retrospectivo e descritivo da população de pacientes internados na Unidade de Internação Psiquiátrica do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp que foram a óbito no período de 18 anos. Objetivo: Descrever o perfil sócio demográfico e clínico dos casos de óbitos ocorridos na Unidade de internação Psiquiátrica do Hospital de Clinicas da Unicamp, comparando-os com uma amostra dos que receberam alta hospitalar. Método: Foi realizada uma análise descritiva de todos os casos de óbito num período de 18 anos, e uma comparação entre esses casos e um grupo sorteado de casos que receberam alta hospitalar. Resultados: Verificou-se que os pacientes que foram a óbito tinham o seguinte perfil: masculinos (58%), média de idade de 47,2 (DP=14,6) anos, procedentes da Região Metropolitana de Campinas (92%). Os diagnósticos psiquiátricos mais freqüentes no grupo de óbito foram de transtornos de humor e transtornos decorrentes do uso de álcool e drogas, e as causas de óbitos mais freqüentes foram doenças cardio-respiratórias (54%). Conclusões: Esses resultados sugerem que pacientes com transtornos mentais graves parecem morrer mais cedo que a população da Unidade Psiquiátrica do Hospital de Clínicas da Unicamp e a concentrarem-se nos grupo masculino, com transtornos do humor e transtornos relacionados a álcool e drogas / Abstract: Introduction: Current studies show that individuals with severe mental illness have lower life expectancy when compared to the general population. This is a retrospective and descriptive study of the inpatient population who died at the Psychiatric Unit of the University Hospital of Unicamp in an 18-year period. Objective: Describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of the deceased patients hospitalized at the Psychiatric Unit of the University Hospital of Unicamp, comparing them to a sample of those who were discharged from the hospital. Method: A descriptive analysis of mortality and a comparison between these cases and a randomly allocated group of patients among those who were discharged. Results: It was found that the patients who died had the following profile: males (58%), mean age 47.2 (SD=14.6) years, single (54%), from Campinas great metropolitan area (92%). The most frequent psychiatric diagnoses among the patients who died were affective and alcohol/drug disorders, while the most frequent cause of death were cardiorespiratory diseases (54%). Conclusions: These outcomes suggest that patients with severe mental disorders tend to die earlier than the population from Psychiatric Unit of the University Hospital of Unicamp. This group seems to be over represented by males, with affective disorders and alcohol/drugs disorders / Mestrado / Ciencias Biomedicas / Mestre em Ciências Médicas

The purpose of this dissertation is to evaluate an attempt to use the facilities of a general hospital with minimal psychiatric cover to deal with acute psychiatric conditions. This is in keeping with current psychiatric opinion in South Africa as expressed by Dr. C.W. Allwood and Dr G.A.D. Hart. This dissertation will examine the needs structure, difficulties and results of the provision of a service dealing with acute psychiatric disorders in a peripheral General Hospital and make suqqestions should similar satellite facilities be established at other peripheral hospitals. Although in principle. the concept of part-time specialist cover at a peripheral general hospital is not new in medical. surgical and gynaecological departments. the previous involvement of private psychiatrists within the teaching department has been in the form of out-patient department sessions only at academic and state psychiatric hospitals as is practiced in Cape Town. This project however allowed for the evaluation of emergency cases with subsequent referral to appropriate treatment centres if needed from a peripheral hospital. A consultation-liaison service within the general wards and the opportunity to conduct seminars, lectures and in-house training for all level of professional staff were also encompassed.