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S A Malcolmson

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PubMed1993

Psychiatric consultation in the eastern Canadian Arctic: I. Development and evolution of the Baffin Psychiatric Consultation Service.

The Baffin Consultation Service of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry has been providing psychiatric consultation services to the Baffin Island region of the Eastern Canadian Arctic since 1971. This report describes the background history, development and evolution of the service. Attention is focused on aspects of the consultation visits, educational activities of the project and the development of a mental health network. It is suggested that this is a useful model for the provision of psychiatric services to remote areas with limited resources.

Arctic Regions↗
PubMed1993

Psychiatric consultation in the eastern Canadian Arctic: II. Referral patterns, diagnoses and treatment.

The clinical activities of the Baffin Consultation Service of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry were examined. Demographic and clinical data are described based on clinical interviews and questionnaire items from 581 initial psychiatric referrals. More women than men were referred to the service; the mean age of the patients seen was 27.3 +/- 13.4 years. The majority of referred patients were single and unemployed. The most common reasons for referral were depression, suicidal ideation, suicide attempts and family problems. The major diagnoses made were adjustment reactions and depressive disorders. Treatment was largely carried out in an outpatient setting through local health care professionals. The implications of these findings for this population and the development of community-based intervention programs are discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1993

Psychiatric consultation in the eastern Canadian Arctic: III. Mental health issues in Inuit women in the eastern Arctic.

This report describes mental health issues affecting Inuit women as seen in psychiatric consultation. Recent public and governmental attention has focused on the emotional and behavioural sequelae of rapid cultural change, spousal assault and sexual violence. The process of psychiatric consultant with the Inuit woman patient will be described. The need for innovative, community-based treatment strategies in this population will be emphasized.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

Early rehospitalization.

The process and outcome of discharge planning were examined at a large provincial psychiatric hospital. Two hundred patients were studied to determine whether or not they received services from the agencies to which they were referred after discharge. In addition, patients who were rehospitalized within three months of discharge were identified in order to determine whether they differed from the rest of the cohort. Eighty-three percent of the patients for whom referrals were made sought help from at least one aftercare service or community agency, suggesting that there is considerably more aftercare in the community than has previously been documented. The implications of these findings for treatment, research and policy planning are discussed.

Activities of Daily Living↗