Mental illness.

  • Great Britain. Department of Health
Date:
[1993]
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Licence: Open Government Licence

Credit: Mental illness. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MENTAL DISORDER IN GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL SETTINGS A number of studies have described the high levels of mental disorder in general medical and surgical settings. There is now a growing body of evidence demonstrating that psychiatric interventions can have a beneficial effect, for example in: @ reducing length of stay in hospital wards @ reducing admission rates to hospital, for example for children with asthma @ reducing coronary risk @ improving outcomes for elderly people with hip fractures. ACKERMAN, A.D., LYONS, J.S., HAMMER, J.S. et al (1988) The impact of co- existing depression and timing of psychiatric consultation on medical patients length of stay. Hospital Community Psychiatry, 39, 173-6. BROWN, A. & COOPER, A.F. (1987) The impact of a liaison psychiatry service on patterns of referral in a General Hospital. British Journal of Psychiatry, 150, 83-7. GLASS, R., MULVIHILL, M., SMITH, H. et al (1978) The 4 score: an index for predicting a patient’s non-medical hospital days. American Journal of Public Health, 8, 751-5. LEVITAN, S.J. & KORNFIELD, D.S. (1981) Clinical and cost benefits of liaison psychiatry. American Journal of Psychiatry, 138, 790-3. HOCHSTADT.N., SHEPARD, J. & LULLA, S.H. (1980) Reducing hospitalisation of children with asthma. Journal of Paediatrics, 97, 1012-5. MUMFORD, E., SCHLESINGER, HJ., GLASS et al (1984) A new look at evidence about reduced cost of medical utilisation following mental health treatment. American Journal of Psychiatry, 141, 1145-58. PATEL, C., MARMOT, M.G., TERRY, D,J. et al (1985) Trial of relaxation in reducing coronary risk: four year follow-up. British Medical Journal, 290, 1103-6. STRAIN, J.J., LYONS, J.S., HAMMER, JS. et al (1991) Cost offset from a psychiatric consultation-liaison intervention with elderly hip fracture patients. American Journal of Psychiatry, 148, 1044-1049. ZIMMER, J. (1974) Length of stay and hospital bed utilisation. Medical Care, 14, 453-462. re MENTAL ILLNESS