NONATTENDANCE AT A GENERAL-HOSPITAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CLINIC IN SOUTH-AFRICA

Authors
PILLAY AL VANDERVEEN MBW GUILFOYLE MCG
Citation
Al. Pillay et al., NONATTENDANCE AT A GENERAL-HOSPITAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CLINIC IN SOUTH-AFRICA, Psychological reports, 83(2), 1998, pp. 695-701
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
Psychological reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
83
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
695 - 701
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1998)83:2<695:NAAGPC>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Over a 10-yr. period 11.6% of the 3738 patients referred to a general hospital's psychological clinic in South Africa did not attend their f irst appointments. Patients who had engaged in suicidal behaviours and those with somatoform symptoms were the predominant nonattenders, whi le those with depressive symptoms had the lowest nonattendance rate.