title: Psychiatric morbidity in a general medical ward. Hong Kong's experience.
abstract: The psychiatric morbidity of a general hospital's male medical ward in Hong Kong was studied using a one-stage single-rater method. Medical diagnoses were made according to ICD-9 on 91.5% of patients and 24% were diagnosed with DSM-III. The most common mental disorders included substance use disorder, dementia, and delirium. Of all the patients, 8.5% were not medically diagnosable and 5.3% were given only psychiatric diagnoses, the majority of which were substance use disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization; D006767:Hospitals, District; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012803:Sick Role; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology