Is consultation at the psychiatric outpatient clinic a useful service for patients and their doctors?

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 447-453

  Øtby Deglum, Igrid ^a   Dahl, Alv A ^b  

^a Innlandet Hosp Hlth Auth Sanderud   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

General practitioner; Mental disorder; Patient satisfaction; Referral and consultation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 10444289729     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480410011669     Document Type: Article

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