Psychiatry referral and appointment attendance in a clinic for young adults with sickle cell disease.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
; 71(4): e30860, 2024 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-38197728
ABSTRACT
Mental illness is a common sickle cell disease (SCD) comorbidity. This observational study evaluated psychiatry appointment attendance among 137 young adults with SCD. In their first year of adult SCD care, 43% of subjects were referred to psychiatry. Referral was associated with chronic transfusion therapy. Twenty-four percent of subjects attended a psychiatry appointment; attendance was associated with the appointment being scheduled within 6 weeks of referral and no subject characteristics. Ninety-one percent of subjects attending psychiatry appointments had a psychiatric disorder. Among young adults with SCD, psychiatric morbidity is high. Psychiatric services are, therefore, essential for this patient population.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychiatry
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
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Mental Disorders
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Pediatr Blood Cancer
Journal subject:
HEMATOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
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