An evaluation of a primary care psychological therapies clinic.

The present study evaluates a primary care psychological therapies clinic providing input one day per week to a GP practice in a rural area of Scotland. Routine data was collected over a 17 month period and a rating scale was used to evaluate treatment outcomes by both GPs and therapist. In addition GP satisfaction with the service was also evaluated.

Factors associated with admission to hospital following emergency psychiatric assessment.

Psychiatric emergencies account for a large proportion of total referrals and admissions yet there has been little research in the United Kingdom into factors associated with admission after emergency psychiatric assessment. We conducted a one year prospective study of all emergency referrals from Borders Region in Scotland. Four hundred and eighty-seven emergencies were assessed and 153 (31%) of these were admitted.