Psychiatric outpatient consultation for seniors. Perspectives of family physicians, consultants, and patients/family: A descriptive study

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Yaffe, Mark J ^a   Primeau, Francois ^b   McCusker, Jane ^a   Cole, Martin G ^c   Belzile, Eric ^d   Dendukuri, Nandini ^a   Elie, Michel ^c   Laplante, Johanne ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; CANADA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MENTAL PATIENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 21844462526     PISSN: 14712296     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-6-15     Document Type: Review

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