title: The use of laboratory tests in a psychiatric hospital.
abstract: Little attention has been paid to the use of laboratory tests in psychiatric hospitals. This paper reviews studies of the use and abuse of laboratory tests in general medicine. It examines five different sets of test results performed over a three month period at a mid-sized psychiatric hospital. The paper concludes that, on the whole, the laboratory was used efficiently and effectively. However, some testing patterns need to be re-evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Whitby Psychiatric Hospital, Ontario.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rapp
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bibr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D019411:Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male