Prince EJ, Carroll CP, Pecker LH. Psychiatry referral and appointment attendance in a clinic for young adults with sickle cell disease.
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024;
71:e30860. [PMID:
38197728 PMCID:
PMC10956472 DOI:
10.1002/pbc.30860]
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Abstract
Mental illness is a common sickle cell disease (SCD) comorbidity. This observational study evaluated psychiatry appointment attendance among 137 young adults with SCD. In their first year of adult SCD care, 43% of subjects were referred to psychiatry. Referral was associated with chronic transfusion therapy. Twenty-four percent of subjects attended a psychiatry appointment; attendance was associated with the appointment being scheduled within 6 weeks of referral and no subject characteristics. Ninety-one percent of subjects attending psychiatry appointments had a psychiatric disorder. Among young adults with SCD, psychiatric morbidity is high. Psychiatric services are, therefore, essential for this patient population.
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