Psychiatric consultations in a general hospital: compliance to follow-up.

Noncompliance rates for office visits following a psychiatric consultation in a general hospital may be lower than previously reported, although noncompliance is still a significant problem. There is a significant drop-out rate within two follow-up sessions. Few patients entered psychotherapy. Geriatric patients preferred only medication follow-up. The possible reasons for the lower noncompliance rate in this study are discussed.