title: Crisis intervention in a general hospital.
abstract: This paper presents the data of 90 patients admitted consecutively for crisis intervention in the psychiatric ward of the National University Hospital, Singapore. There were 48 men and 42 women; their mean age was 31.4 years (SD +/- 12.9). More women (73%) had relationship problems than men but more men (52%) had work related problems-the difference is significant (p < 0.01). The commonest diagnoses were depression (45%) and adjustment reaction (24%). The mean duration of hospitalisation was 4.3 days (SD +/- 2.3). The majority of patients (63%) were managed by supportive psychotherapy and the remaining 37% by supportive psychotherapy and medication. On follow up after one month, 20% of the sample were well, 62% improved and 18% were not better. About 85% of the sample could be contacted after 3 months, and of these, 51% were well, 39% improved but 10% were still not better. The efficacy of crisis intervention is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
authors.forename: Y R
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pui
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Kua
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011570:Psychiatry; D012307:Risk Factors; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012846:Singapore