Attitudes to the psychiatric outpatient clinic.
- 23 August 1975
- Vol. 3 (5981) , 469-471
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.3.5981.469
Abstract
Fifty patients were interviewed before their first ever appointment at a psychiatric outpatient clinic about their attitude to the forthcoming visit. Many did not know that it was a psychiatrist they were to see at the hospital. Widespread misconceptions about the nature of a psychiatric consultation were uncovered. Many felt the referral carried an implicit threat of social stigma. Patient's misconceptions were relieved, and only 13% subsequently failed to attend the clinic compared with 30% of a control group.Keywords
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