Follow-up of Outpatient Referrals from a Psychiatric Emergency Room
- 10 February 1988
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Social Work in Health Care
- Vol. 13 (1) , 57-67
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j010v13n01_05
Abstract
This article reports on the findings of a follow-up study of a cohort of 114 patients who were evaluated at a psychiatric emergency room and were referred to community mental health and substance abuse agencies. Two-thirds subsequently made contact with these agencies, but fewer made contact with the agency to which they were specifically referred. Few kept their scheduled appointment. Prior experience with an agency, as was a client's diagnosis, were related to agency contact. Considerations for social workers to increase patients' ability to complete referrals for treatment are addressed.Keywords
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