An analysis of referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital

• Main Author: Dor, Marlene
• Other Authors: Ehlers, Valerie Janet, 1948-
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Psychiatric referrals; Psychiatric unit; Referral source; 616.89096873; Psychiatric hospital care > South Africa > Western Cape; Psychiatric referral > South Africa > Western Cape; Psychotherapy patients > South Africa > Western Cape
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18021

The study sought to analyse the referrals received by a psychiatric unit in a general hospital in the Western Cape by studying the referral letters and the referral responses. The study sought to determine which departments were referring patients and which patients were being referred. The completeness and appropriateness of the referrals were also studied. The major inferences drawn from this study are that health care workers have a poor concept of what information the psychiatric units needs and about the scope and function of the unit. The poor feedback from the psychiatric unit to the referral source is indicative of the poor communication amongst the health care team members. === Health Studies === M.A. (Advanced Nursing Sciences)