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Influence of Residents’ Race on Dispositions in a Psychiatric Walk-In Clinic

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A retrospective survey of 517 patients seen by PG-1 residents in a psychiatric walk-in clinic was performed; significant differences are reported in diagnosis given and referrals made between black and white residents. These differences are discussed in terms of the staff’s perception of attitudinal differences between these two groups of residents.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Joseph A. Flaherty MD, Thomas H. Jobe MD & M. Virginia Robinson ACSW

  2. Department of Medical Social Work, College of Associated Health Professions, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, Chicago, USA

    Joseph A. Flaherty MD, Thomas H. Jobe MD & M. Virginia Robinson ACSW

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Flaherty, J.A., Jobe, T.H. & Robinson, M.V. Influence of Residents’ Race on Dispositions in a Psychiatric Walk-In Clinic. Acad Psychiatry 6, 154–159 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399850

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