title: Who gets treated where. A study of patients transferred and not transferred from a consultation-liaison service to a general hospital psychiatry unit.
abstract: The decision to transfer a patient from a general hospital unit to a psychiatric unit is multifactorial. The most salient patient characteristics include the degree of dysfunctional behavior, the absence of social supports, and the presence of Axis II pathology. Severity of medical illness does not discriminate between the two groups. Awareness of these characteristics could aid physicians in formulating transfer decisions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. 20007-2197.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leibenluft
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010360:Patient Transfer; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D012944:Social Support
chemical_list: D011619:Psychotropic Drugs