scholarly journals Changing pattern of clinical profile of first-contact patients attending outpatient services at a general hospital psychiatric unit in India over the last 50 years

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 213
Author(s):  
Mamta Sood ◽  
Rajeev Ranjan ◽  
RakeshKumar Chadda ◽  
SudhirKumar Khandelwal
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
First Contact

Changing Pattern of Clinical Profile of First Contact Patients Attending Outpatient Services At the General Hospital Psychiatric Units In India Over the Last 50 Years

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S487-S487
Author(s):  
M. Sood ◽  
R. Ranjan ◽  
R.K. Chadda ◽  
S. Khandelwal
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Somatoform Disorders ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Outpatient Services ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Psychiatric Units ◽  
Organic Brain ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
First Contact

IntroductionOver the last eight decades, general hospital psychiatric units (GHPUs) have become important mental health service set-ups in India. This period has seen a large number of radical changes in the Indian society. In this background, it is important to know if it had any effects on the patients attending the GHPUs.MethodologyA total of five hundred subjects, attending a GHPU were recruited prospectively for the study. The subjects were assessed using a semi-structured proforma. A comparison was made with similar studies conducted in GHPU settings over the last 5 decades.ResultsNeurotic, stress related and somatoform disorders was the commonest diagnostic group (33%) followed by psychotic disorders (17%) and mood disorders (15%). The finding is broadly similar to the studies done at different times in the last 5 decades. However, there were lesser number of patients with mental retardation, organic brain syndrome and seizure disorder.ConclusionThe study highlights the strengths of GHPU set-ups like inter-speciality referrals, fewer stigmas, patients travelling from far off places to seek treatment and involvement of family in the care of mentally ill.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Analysis of referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital Part 2

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-112
Author(s):  
M Dor ◽  
VJ Ehlers ◽  
MM Van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Referral Letters

The study sought to analyse the referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital in the Western Cape by studying the referral letters and the referral responses. Opsomming Hierdie navorsing het gepoog om verwysings te ontleed wat deur 'n psigiatriese eenheid in 'n algemene hospitaal in die Wes Kaap ontvang is. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals Twenty years of electroconvulsive therapy in a psychiatric unit at a university general hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amilton dos Santos Jr. ◽  
Maitê Cruvinel Oliveira ◽  
Tiago dos Santos Andrade ◽  
Rosana Ramos de Freitas ◽  
Cláudio Eduardo Muller Banzato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Electroconvulsive Therapy ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitalization ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Telephone Contact ◽  
Persistent Memory ◽  
History Of ◽  
Telephone Calls ◽  
Psychiatric Outcome

Objective: To describe the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients who underwent electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at a university general hospital. Method: In this retrospective study, records from all patients undergoing ECT between January 1988 and January 2008 at the psychiatric unit of the general hospital of Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) were reviewed. Telephone contact was made with patients/relatives to collect follow-up data. Results: A total of 200 charts were reviewed. The majority of patients were women, with a mean age of 39 years, and history of psychiatric hospitalization. The main indications for ECT were depression and catatonia. Complications were observed in less than half of the cases, and most were temporary and not severe. There was a good psychiatric outcome for 89.7% of the patients, especially for catatonic patients (100%, p = 0.02). Thirty-four percent of the cases were later contacted by telephone calls, at a mean of 8.5 years between the procedure and the contact. Among these, three (1.5%) reported persistent memory disorders and 73% considered ECT a good treatment. Conclusion: ECT has been performed according to international guidelines. In the vast majority of cases, undesirable effects were temporary and not severe. Response to ECT was positive in most cases, particularly in catatonic patients.

scholarly journals The Relationships between Measures of General Depression and the Endogenous versus Reactive Classification

1974 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. G. Costello ◽  
S. J. Christensen ◽  
T. B. Rogers
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Binary Nature ◽  
Classification Score

The Pilowsky Questionnaire and a number of self-report measures of general depression were administered to 95 patients, mostly consecutive admissions to the psychiatric unit of a general hospital. There were high correlations (mean = .72) between the scores on the measures of general depression and the scores on the reactive and endogenous scales of the Pilowsky Questionnaire. The correlations between the scores on the measures of general depression and the classification score from the Pilowsky Questionnaire were generally low (mean = .33). The implications of these findings for the issue concerning the unitary or binary nature of depression are discussed .

Elderly Patients Admitted to the Psychiatric Unit of a General Hospital

1989 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeates Conwell ◽  
J. Craig Nelson ◽  
Kathleen Kim ◽  
Carolyn M. Mazure
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Psychiatric Unit

scholarly journals An analysis of referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital Part 1

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-102
Author(s):  
M Dor ◽  
VJ Ehlers ◽  
MM Van der Merwe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Holistic Health ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Holistic Health Care ◽  
To Receive

In order to receive holistic health care, patients requiring psychiatric care, need to be referred to psychiatric services.OpsommingTen einde holistiese gesondheidsorg te ontvang, moot pasiente, wat psigiatriese sorg benodig, na psigiatriese dienste verwys word. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals Evaluation of psychotropic prescription patterns at the time of discharge from inpatient unit of a tertiary care general hospital psychiatric unit

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandeep Grover ◽  
Naresh Nebhinani ◽  
Subho Chakrabarti ◽  
Ajit Avasthi ◽  
SurendraKumar Mattoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Inpatient Unit ◽  
Psychiatric Unit ◽  
Prescription Patterns
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