Consultation-liaison psychiatry in Japan: a nationwide retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP)-professional psychiatric care provided to coordinate with surgical or medical treatment of inpatients with psychiatric disorders-was included in universal health coverage in Japan in 2012. Despite evidence of benefits of CLP, basic data and geographic distribution information regarding CLP at the national level remain unclear. This study aimed to 1) identify the geographic disparity of CLP in Japan and 2) investigate the association between number of consultations per CLP patient and region.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed anonymized data retrieved from the Japanese administrative inpatient database regarding inpatients who were provided CLP between April 2012 and March 2017. Demographic characteristics were summarized and

SUBMITTER: Shinjo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8097923 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature