when we take ourselves off to a clinic or a practitioner without a referral from somebody else, like an employer, medical professional etc. Self-referral patients are often viewed as more motivated for treatment than others.
SELF-REFERRAL: "By using self-referral a person shows motivation to help themselves with a problem."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SELF-REFERRAL," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 13, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/self-referral/ (accessed March 19, 2023).
