title: Divergent views--patient, career and staff perceptions of diagnosis and reasons for psychiatric admission to a district general hospital.
abstract: This study explores the differing perceptions of patients, carers, and professional staff in relation to psychiatric admission. There is poor to moderate agreement between lay people and professional beliefs about diagnosis or purpose of admission, although good agreement about the necessity of admission. The chronicity of symptoms in admitted patients and a rural-urban divide in rates of admissions are also noted.
authors.affiliation: Exeter and North Devon Health Authority, Southernhay East.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Round
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bray
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polak
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Graham
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012803:Sick Role