TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - The impact of a child psychiatry liaison service on patterns of referral
JO  - British journal of psychiatry
A1  - McFadyen, A.
A1  - Broster, G.
A1  - Black, D.
SP  - 93
EP  - 96
VL  - 158
IS  - 
N2  - A retrospective study of referrals to a child psychiatry liaison service was carried out in order to assess the impact of the reorganisation of the service. A total of 55% of referrals were of in-patients on the paediatric ward; other in-patients made up 12.5%. Of all referrals, 67% were from paediatricians. Of the children who had not harmed themselves, most were referred either for help with the management of physical illness or for investigation of a non-organic physical complaint. The main finding was that liaison referrals increased significantly in contrast to both the total number of referrals and the number of cases of deliberate self-harm.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0007-1250
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.158.1.93
ID  - ref1
ER  -