Utilization of inpatient psychiatric care by patients with cerebral organic psychosyndrome. Cross-sectional analysis for 1988 exemplified by the Psychiatry Center in the routine health care of Frankfurt
Volk, S.; Kaendler, S.; Georgi, K.; Pflug, B.
Psychiatrische Praxis 18(4): 121-128
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0303-4259 PMID: 1924599 Document Number: 370895
All patients admitted to the Frankfurt Psychiatric Clinic suffering from organic psycho-syndromes were studied in a transversal survey. It was intended to evaluate the importance of clinical treatment within the psychiatric care system of a major city including various aspects of the diseases, psychosociological determinants and the continuation of service for these patients following clinical treatment. For the transversal survey a questionnaire was developed to record the psychopathological syndrome on admission, the order to referring patients to the clinic, outcome of treatment and service following clinical care. Patients suffering from organic psycho-syndromes represent a small quota of 4.2% according to the total admission rate. Within the group of elderly patients over 65 years of age it is remarkable that more cases with an affective psychosis were admitted than with organic psycho-syndromes. This small group of patients is in regard to interdisciplinary diagnostical and therapeutical proposals according to a high rate of multiple morbidity of distinct importance. The results of the presented study indicate the necessity to intensify the efforts of cooperation of psychiatric clinic, nursing homes and ambulatory care services for elderly patients with organic psycho-syndromes.