Predicting prognosis by means of the DSM-III multiaxial diagnoses.
This clinically based retrospective study compares the DSM-III multiaxial characteristics of psychiatric inpatient and outpatient treatment-seekers with those of workmen's compensation and disability payment-seekers. It shows that 1. the groups were significantly different in their DSM-III multiaxial characteristics; 2. multiaxial diagnoses statistically predicted clinical psychiatrists' estimations of disability applicants prognosis for work; and 3. payment-seekers were more likely than treatment-seekers to have Axis II personality disorders in addition to their Axis I diagnoses.
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University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
Eisler
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Gutman
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Gordon
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D014942:Workers' Compensation