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THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC WALK-IN CLINIC IN A HIGHLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY

WILLIAM NORMAND, HERBERT FENSTERHEIM, GERALD TANNENBAUM, and CLIFFORD J. SAGERAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 120, Number 6

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.120.6.533

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1. A major problem exists concerning the use of psychiatric facilities by people in economically deprived areas. It is suggested that the walk-in clinic may be a means of meeting this need; however, studies have indicated that people from such an area would be unlikely to make use of such a facility on a voluntary basis. The present study analyzed the intake data on 682 patients seen during a 6-month period in a walk-in clinic servicing such a deprived area.

2. The data collected show that: i. The patient group as a whole was of low socio-economic level; ii. The rate of self-referral in this group was 16%; iii. 46% of the patients presented their problems in psychological terms; iv. The self-referred group did not differ meaningfully from a clinic-referred group on a series of social variables

3. It is concluded that even without a community educational program, the walk-in clinic did make a contact with a significant number of residents of this deprived area.

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American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 120 • Number 6 • December 1963

Pages: 533 - 539

PubMed: 14086429

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Published in print: December 1963

Published online: 1 April 2006

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WILLIAM NORMAND

Dept. of Psychiatry, New York Medical College–Metropolitan Hospital Center.

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HERBERT FENSTERHEIM

Dept. of Psychiatry, New York Medical College–Metropolitan Hospital Center.

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GERALD TANNENBAUM

Dept. of Psychiatry, New York Medical College–Metropolitan Hospital Center.

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CLIFFORD J. SAGER

Dept. of Psychiatry, New York Medical College–Metropolitan Hospital Center.

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THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE PSYCHIATRIC WALK-IN CLINIC IN A HIGHLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY

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