title: The referring therapist's expectations of inpatient treatment: some atypical variants.
abstract: The authors examined, over a three month period, modes of referral for inpatient treatment to a general psychiatric institute. What became apparent were several unconscious or unexpressed motivators in the therapist's referral which were noted as "unusual" or "atypical". These were identified and quantified into a list of atypical variations of the standard referral, which is presented, together with a description of each, and illustrative case material. The authors note there is a practical relevance to this, in that for each atypical variant there are pitfalls and potential for mismanagement, which if not recognized could well lead to a deleterious outcome for the patient and the therapists involved.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000628:therapy; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012114:Residential Treatment; D012569:Schizotypal Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control; D014754:Violence