[Comparison of three kinds of diagnostic criteria for neurosis].
In order to compare utilizable value of three kinds of neurotic criteria, we made of diagnosis study of 139 neurotics by criteria of neurotic epidemiological investigation. The diagnostic criteria of Chinese expert Xu Youxin' for several types of neurosis and diagnosis criteria of the Chinese medical association for neurosis respectively. The result showed that consistent rate of diagnosis used three kinds of diagnostic criteria was 73.38 per cent. It suggested that criteria studied was acceptive, especially for neurosis diagnosis of the Chinese medical association. A further study is needed which is useful to improve its sensitivity and specifity for diagnosis of neurosis.
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West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012015:Reference Standards