@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in a Psychiatric Hospital in Beijing",
journal="Chinese mental health journal",
year="2002",
author="Jiang, Ronghuan and Zhou, Mo and Dang, Weimin",
volume="",
number="12",
pages="-",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:To explore the characteristics of consultation-liaison psychiatry service in general hospital.<br><br>METHODS:Totaly 541 consecutive inpatients from general hospitals were enrolled,who were referred to the consultation-liaison psychiatry service of a psychiatric hospital during a one-year period.The data was analyzed,including demographic characteristics,reasons for referral,referral department,psychiatric diagnosis according to criteria in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM-IV),and psychiatric management suggestions.<br><br>RESULTS:The rate of psychiatric consultation in the hospital which applied for the most consultations was 1.0%.The patients with psychiatric history(22.6%)were most likely to be referred.The principal reasons for psychiatric referral were psychotic episode(31.8%),depression(13.1%),and anxiety disorder(10.9%).According to DSM-IV,cognitive disorders(32.2%),depressive disorder(17.7%),anxiety disorder(13.1%),schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders(9.8%)were the major psychiatric diagnoses.The psychiatrists prescribed antipsychotics in 72.8% patients,gave nursing and behavior suggestions in 39.2% patients,gave following-up suggestion in 38.1% patients,and provided suicide prevention in 10.2% patients.<br><br>CONCLUSION:It is important to expand the consultation-liaison psychiatry service in general hospital.And it is necessary to improve the physicians' ability in recognition and treatment of psychiatric disorder in patient with physical illness.<p /><p>Language: zh</p>",
language="zh",
issn="1000-6729",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}