TY - JOUR
T1 - Disparities in Treatment of People With Mental Disorder in Non-Psychiatric Hospitals
T2 - A Review of the Literature
AU - Mather, Brad
AU - Roche, Michael
AU - Duffield, Christine
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - People with mental disorder experience a heavy burden of physical ill-health. This, alongside structural health-system changes, means more people with mental disorder are being cared for in non-psychiatric hospitals. This article reports on 32 studies that have investigated the care and outcomes of people with comorbid mental and physical health problems in non-psychiatric hospitals. Prevalence of mental disorder ranged between 4%-46%, and rates of psychiatric referral was 2%-10%. The receipt of invasive cardiac procedures was markedly reduced for those with mental disorder. Likelihood of experiencing an adverse event, post-operative complication or increased length of stay was also elevated for those with mental disorder.
AB - People with mental disorder experience a heavy burden of physical ill-health. This, alongside structural health-system changes, means more people with mental disorder are being cared for in non-psychiatric hospitals. This article reports on 32 studies that have investigated the care and outcomes of people with comorbid mental and physical health problems in non-psychiatric hospitals. Prevalence of mental disorder ranged between 4%-46%, and rates of psychiatric referral was 2%-10%. The receipt of invasive cardiac procedures was markedly reduced for those with mental disorder. Likelihood of experiencing an adverse event, post-operative complication or increased length of stay was also elevated for those with mental disorder.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.apnu.2013.10.009
DO - 10.1016/j.apnu.2013.10.009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 24673780
AN - SCOPUS:84897028477
SN - 0883-9417
VL - 28
SP - 80
EP - 86
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
IS - 2
ER -
