title: DSM-III mental disorders in general medical sector: a follow-up and incidence study over a two-year period.
abstract: In three general medical settings (general practice, hospital medical wards and emergency rooms) about 20% of the adult attenders had a DSM-III mental disorder, mainly in the area of affective and anxious disorders. Some of these disorders were quite severe. Of those cases reassessed 1 year and 2 years after the first interview, less than a quarter reached a "no-diagnosis status". The chronicity of most cases dependent on the interplay not only of either relapse or duration of the main disorder but also of comorbidity and incidence of new disorders. A high incidence of more transient disorders in subjects who were well at first assessment was also found.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Salute Mentale, USL 29, East Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Berti Ceroni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Berti Ceroni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bivi
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Corsino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Marco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gherardi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pezzoli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rucci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales