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Psychiatric New-Patient Clinic Non-Attenders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. Whyte
R. Whyte*
Affiliation:
Royal Infirmary and Duke Street Hospital, Glasgow; Royal Dundee Liff Hospital, Dundee
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Summary

Non-attenders at a psychiatric new-patient clinic were seen and interviewed six weeks after the missed appointment, as were a group of controls who did attend.

The non-attenders were more likely to have had frequent changes of occupation or belong to families where this was the case with the family breadwinner; a history of court conviction; and a history of previous psychiatric treatment. They were less likely to have improved since referral to the clinic; and to have a diagnosis of manic depressive psychosis, depressed type.

The findings are discussed. There appears to be some self-selection, the most treatable patients keeping their appointments.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 127 , Issue 2 , August 1975 , pp. 160 - 162
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1975 

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