Psychiatric disorders in two general hospitals: a survey of prevalence and treatment by nonpsychiatrist physicians.
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
; 13(5): 319-24, 1991 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
This study reports an opinion survey of 211 nonpsychiatrist physicians in two general hospitals who estimated that 16.1% of their patients have psychiatric disorders and that they spent 13.8% of their time in treating the psychiatric components of their patients' illnesses. Physicians indicated that anxiety and psychosomatic and depressive illness were the most frequent psychiatric disorders and that one-third of them would personally treat such disorders without referral to psychiatric consultation. The findings also suggest that adequate undergraduate psychiatric education was associated with increased recognition of psychiatric disorders and more preference for their personal treatment. In addition, it provides a possible explanation for the discrepancy between the high prevalence of psychiatric disorders in general hospital patients and the low referral rate to psychiatric consultation.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Grupo de Atención al Paciente
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Hospitalización
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Cuerpo Médico de Hospitales
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gen Hosp Psychiatry
Año:
1991
Tipo del documento:
Article