Responding to Psychosocial Needs: Physician Perceptions of Their Referral Practices for Hospitalized Patients

Physicians play a critical gatekeeping function related to psychosocial problem identification and subsequent referral to appropriate hospital or community services. Thirty physicians on staff at a moderate-size, multiservice medical facility were interviewed to determine their perceptions regarding...

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Published in:Health & social work 1991-08, Vol.16 (3), p.184-192
Main Author: Pray, J E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Hospitals, University
Humans
Interprofessional Relations
Management
Medical Staff, Hospital - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental health
Mental institutions
Patient Care Team
Patients
Physician and patient
Physician-patient relations
Physicians
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards
Psychiatric consultation
Psychiatric referral
Psychosocial Factors
Referral
Referral and Consultation - standards
Social work
Social Work Department, Hospital - standards
Social Workers
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Physicians play a critical gatekeeping function related to psychosocial problem identification and subsequent referral to appropriate hospital or community services. Thirty physicians on staff at a moderate-size, multiservice medical facility were interviewed to determine their perceptions regarding identification of and referral rates for psychosocial problems of their hospitalized patients. In addition to raising questions for further investigation, this article provides a useful structure for gathering data for use by hospital social work departments in developing strategies to enhance physicians' collaboration with hospital social workers.
ISSN:0360-7283
1545-6854
DOI:10.1093/hsw/16.3.184