Psychiatric morbidity in a series of patients referred from a trauma service.
We studied the clinical characteristics of trauma patients referred to psychiatry to determine whether these patients differ from the total trauma population. A chart review of trauma cases referred to psychiatry at our setting in 1995 (N = 60) was compared with all 609 trauma admissions from the same period. The most common reasons for referral were suicide attempts and depression. The most common diagnosis was mood disorders (28%). The patients required an average 5.1 follow-up visits. The psychiatric referral group had twice the length of stay. Psychiatric illness is relatively common in trauma patients and impacts on psychiatric service resources and length of hospital stay.
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Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Moss
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D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000059:Accidents / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000517:prevention & control; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000092864:Suicide Prevention