Burvill P W, Finlay-Jones R A
Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 1977 Mar;11(1):45-51. doi: 10.3109/00048677709159533.
A one day point prevalence study of all inpatients and a one week point prevalence study of all out-patients, seen by psychiatrists in Perth, Western Australia, was conducted. On the census day in July 1971, 61 per cent of all psychiatric inpatients in Perth were long-stay patients. Of the short-stay patients 75 per cent were in Mental Health Services hospitals, 17 per cent were in general hospital psychiatric units and 8 per cent were under private psychiatrists. The bed occupancy rate was 129.7 per 100,000 population for the whole State--83.2 long-stay and 46.5 short-stay. These rates were low compared with published figures in other countries. The proportions of total outpatients seen during the census week by the Mental Health Services, general hospital units and private psychiatrists were 53.5 per cent, 16.0 per cent and 30.5 per cent respectively. There was a differential use of psychiatric services between immigrants and Australian-born outpatients.
在西澳大利亚州珀斯，对精神科医生诊治的所有住院患者进行了为期一天的时点患病率研究，并对所有门诊患者进行了为期一周的时点患病率研究。在1971年7月的普查日，珀斯所有精神科住院患者中有61% 是长期住院患者。在短期住院患者中，75% 在心理健康服务医院，17% 在综合医院精神科病房，8% 由私人精神科医生诊治。全州的床位占用率为每10万人129.7张床位 —— 长期住院床位83.2张，短期住院床位46.5张。与其他国家公布的数据相比，这些比率较低。在普查周期间，心理健康服务机构、综合医院科室和私人精神科医生诊治的门诊患者总数比例分别为53.5%、16.0% 和30.5%。移民门诊患者和澳大利亚出生的门诊患者在精神科服务的使用上存在差异。
