title: Psychiatric clinics in different settings. A case register study.
abstract: Out-patient referrals to the Edinburgh adult psychiatric service between 1981 and 1985 were studied using the Edinburgh Psychiatric Case Register. The hypotheses that primary-care clinics have more patients with less severe illnesses and fewer patients with psychotic illnesses were confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Gartnavel Royal Hospital, Glasgow.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Low
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pullen
mesh_terms: D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012606:Scotland