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Query: UMLS:C0036341 (schizophrenia)
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All patients referred for a psychiatric consultation from the adult wards of a General Hospital over a 10-month period were examined. The referral rate was 1.4%. Twice as many female patients were referred as male patients. Parasuicide accounted for 68% of referrals. The most common psychiatric diagnoses were adjustment reaction (41%), depression (23%), alcohol dependence (5%) and schizophrenia (5%). In 30% of referrals, no psychiatric treatment was necessary; 26% were transferred to the psychiatric unit and 17% were discharged to the out-patients' psychiatric clinic. Explanations are offered for the "hidden" psychiatric morbidity in General Hospitals and the high percentage of referrals who did not need psychiatric follow-up. Suggestions are made for a better liaison between physicians and psychiatrists.
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PMID:The pattern of in-patient psychiatric referrals in a general hospital. 816 Apr 58

This study aims to provide a better follow-up of parasuicidal subjects, focusing on their diagnostic profile with regard to whether the parasuicide intention was death or not. A total of 235 parasuicidal out-patients (PS) and a comparison group of 235 non-parasuicidal out-patients (CG) were surveyed. A structured interview was applied to both groups. Parasuicide intention was appraised by means of the Suicide Intent Scale of Beck. The PS patients were divided into two groups, depending on whether their intention was death (PSD) or not (OPS), and they were matched with their CG counterparts. The diagnostic profile of each group was analysed and differences in diagnosis distribution were found. The rates of major depression, alcohol dependence and schizophrenia were higher among PSD than in OPS patients. The same was true for comorbidity of major depression and alcohol dependence. On Axis II, borderline personality ranks first among PSD patients. The diagnostic profile of PSD approaches that of completed suicide as shown in retrospective and prospective studies. The methodology employed here could therefore be recommended for estimating parasuicide intention. As well as the diagnosis, a detailed profile could also be obtained in the light of that intention. Bearing in mind such a profile among PSD patients could contribute to a drop in the suicide rate among these subjects.
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PMID:Parasuicide and mental disorders. 984 83