TY - JOUR AU - Ranjan, Sanjeev AU - Poudel, Reet AU - Pandey, Pradeep PY - 2016/01/11 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - PATTERN OF PSYCHIATRIC REFERRAL FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL IN NEPAL JF - Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences JA - J Univ Coll Med Sci VL - 3 IS - 2 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.3126/jucms.v3i2.14283 UR - https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JUCMS/article/view/14283 SP - 5-9 AB - <p><strong>INTRODUCTION: </strong>Emergency department serves as one of the gateway through which patients with psychiatric<strong> </strong>disorders come for treatment. The referral to the psychiatry department enables a psychiatrist to provide services to these patients in need. So, the study of this pathway of care becomes important. </p><p><strong>MATERIAL AND METHODS: </strong>A total of 100 consecutive patients referred from emergency to the department of<strong> </strong>psychiatry were enrolled in this study. Their socio-demographic variables, reason and purpose for referral was assessed. The psychiatric diagnosis was made according to the International Classification of Diseases -10 (ICD-10) system. </p><p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The psychiatric referral rate from the emergency was found to be 8.46%. Out of one hundred patients more<strong> </strong>referred patients were female (64%), from rural background (90%). Family members were the source of referral for emergency visit in most of the patients (74%). Dissociative disorder was the most common diagnosis (26%) followed by acute &amp; transient psychotic disorders at 12%. </p><p><strong>CONCLUSIONS: </strong>Fewer patients are referred to psychiatry department even in a tertiary level hospital of Nepal. </p><p><strong>Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences</strong> (2015) Vol.03 No.02 Issue 10     </p><p> Page : 5-9</p> ER -