Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Tertiary Level Hospital In Nepal

Authors

  • Sanjeev Ranjan Department of Psychiatry, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • R Poudel Department of Psychiatry, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • P Pandey Department of Psychiatry, Alka Hospital, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/hren.v12i3.15255

Keywords:

Consultation-liaison psychiatry, Psychiatric referral

Abstract

Background: Consultation-liaison (C-L) psychiatry has emerged as a separate specialty in psychiatry in developed countries. It is an important component of a multidisciplinary hospital. In developing countries, this specialty is being underused and less emphasized. The reason for this could also be due to scarcity of study in this field in developing countries.

Objective: To assess the socio-demographic and clinical variables of patients referred for C-L psychiatry in a tertiary hospital in western region of Nepal.

Methods: One hundred consecutive inpatients referred for C-L psychiatry were assessed for socio demographic referrals, reason for referral and their attitude towards psychiatric referral. Each patient was evaluated in detail by consultant psychiatrists and the psychiatric diagnosis made according to the International Classification of Disease-10 (ICD-10) criteria.

Results: The mean age of the sample was 40.28 years (±18.76) with male to female ratio of 1.27:1. The department of internal medicine was the most referring department (56%) and
majority of the patients referred had positive attitude towards psychiatric referral (94%). Alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) and intentional self harm (21% each) were the most common psychiatric diagnoses made.

Conclusions: psychiatry consultation was done mostly by the department of internal medicine and majority of patient had positive attitude toward psychiatric referral.

Health Renaissance 2014;12(3): 170-174

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Author Biographies

Sanjeev Ranjan, Department of Psychiatry, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa

Associate Professor

R Poudel, Department of Psychiatry, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa

Postgraduate Resident

P Pandey, Department of Psychiatry, Alka Hospital, Kathmandu

Consultant Psychiatrists

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Published

2016-07-25

How to Cite

Ranjan, S., Poudel, R., & Pandey, P. (2016). Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Tertiary Level Hospital In Nepal. Health Renaissance, 12(3), 170–174. https://doi.org/10.3126/hren.v12i3.15255

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