Gater R, Goldberg D
Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester.
Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Jul;159:90-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.159.1.90.
Of 250 patients newly referred to the mental illness services of South Manchester, almost two-thirds were referred directly by their GPs; a further third were referred by hospital doctors. Non-medical sources of referral accounted for only 2% of new cases. Patients with somatic problems had the longest interval between seeking care and referral to the psychiatric services. Being employed was associated with a longer delay before seeking care; among women, those living with their husbands or children had longer total intervals between the onset of the problem and arrival at the psychiatric services.
在新转诊至南曼彻斯特精神疾病服务机构的250名患者中，近三分之二是由其全科医生直接转诊的；另有三分之一是由医院医生转诊的。非医疗转诊来源仅占新病例的2%。有躯体问题的患者从寻求治疗到转诊至精神科服务机构的间隔时间最长。就业与寻求治疗前的延迟时间较长有关；在女性中，与丈夫或孩子同住的女性从问题出现到抵达精神科服务机构的总间隔时间更长。
