The impact of a child psychiatry liaison service on patterns of referral.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
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.
Medical subject headings
- Child Behavior Disorders
- Hospitalization
- Psychophysiologic Disorders
- Psychotherapy
- Sick Role
- Somatoform Disorders