The effect of limited English proficiency and interpreter service use on clinical outcomes in psychiatric inpatient units

Research library / Peer-reviewed study

Written by

Daly C, Phillips K, Kanaan R

Year

2019

Place

VIC

Access

Abstract free

In plain English

Compared psychiatric inpatients with and without limited English. Patients with limited English had more consultant reviews and received different discharge diagnoses, showing language affects care and outcomes.

Topics

• Interpreters and language
• Service access and use

Link checked by AIDMH on 29 September 2026. Summaries are written by AIDMH to help you decide what to read. Please read the original before quoting it.