title: Psychiatric disorders in internal medicine.
abstract: All patients admitted to one firm of the Department of Medicine were psychiatrically evaluated in terms of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM III, 1980) criteria. Thirty-three per cent of the patients had treatable psychiatric disorders while only 3.5% of admissions to a comparable firm of the same department were referred for psychiatric consultation (P < 0.05). These data support the need for a more comprehensive liaison psychiatric service than a mere consultation service in the general hospital.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, University of the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gous
authors: C A
authors: CA
authors: Gagiano
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: Weich
mesh_terms: D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011570:Psychiatry; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends*; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology