Neurologists' detection and recognition of mental disorder in a tertiary in-patient neurological unit

Autor:	Niruj Agrawal, Robert Fung, Samr Dawood, Norman Poole
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Routine screening Referral business.industry Declaration medicine.disease Original Papers 030227 psychiatry Unit (housing) 03 medical and health sciences Psychiatry and Mental health 0302 clinical medicine Medicine In patient Medical emergency business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj:	BJPsych Bulletin
ISSN:	2056-4708 2056-4694
DOI:	10.1192/bjb.2017.7
Popis:	Aims and methodPsychiatric disorders are common in neurological in-patients, but they are under-recognised and undertreated. We investigated the frequency of detection of mental disorder and referral to psychiatric services in a regional neuroscience centre. The results were compared with the expected prevalence. All in-patient referrals received in 2014 from the in-patient wards of the regional neuroscience centre and acute neurological unit were reviewed.ResultsA total of 129 ward referrals were identified; of these, 78 were from the regional in-patient neurological unit, which comprised 11.4% of the total of 679 admissions to that unit.Clinical implicationsA spectrum of neuropsychiatric conditions were recognised by neurologists, but overall rates of recognition were low. To address the problem of under-recognition, routine screening with validated assessment tools can represent a cost-effective and acceptable method to detect psychiatric disorders in an in-patient neurological setting.Declaration of InterestNone.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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