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Who Fails To Attend At The Psychosexual Clinic? No Help From The Referral Letter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

E O'Gorman  and
P Flanlgan
E O'Gorman
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, Queens University of Belfast, Belfast
P Flanlgan
Affiliation:
Downshire Hospital, Downpatrick, Co Down
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Abstract

One hundred and sixteen new referrals who attended a psychosexual clinic and one hundred and twenty non-attenders are compared on characteristics derived from their referral letters. Only the widowed and divorced are more likely to attend. It is concluded that non-attendance cannot be predicted from the referral letter.

Keywords

Psychosexual disordersprofessional-patient relationsout patient clinicshospital
Type
Original Article
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , March 1989 , pp. 35 - 36
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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