Cross-cultural study of initial visits to psychiatric outpatient clinics.

Full Abstract

This descriptive and comparative study explored issues involving initial visits to psychiatric outpatient clinics. Seventy patients in an Irish clinic and 51 patients in a United States clinic were interviewed and 100 medical records in each clinic were reviewed to examine data on five variables: presenting complaints, critical incidents, referral processes, patient expectations, and reactions to treatment plans. Commonalities and differences between clinics were cited.

Author information

Author/s: Elms, R R (RR); Kevany, J (J); Thomson, C (C); Webb, M (M);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

Journal: Nursing research (Nurs Res), published in UNITED STATES. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1979 Mar-Apr; vol 28 (issue 2) : pp 81-4

Dates: Created 1979/05/23; Completed 1979/05/23; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 254066, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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