title: Psychiatric morbidity and illness behaviour in female neurological in-patients.
abstract: Ninety three female neurological in-patients were assessed in a collaborative neurological and psychiatric study. An overall prevalence of definite psychiatric disorder of 34% was found, depression being the most common diagnosis. Psychiatric morbidity was most common when the neurologist felt that the presentation could not be explained by a neurological disorder. The majority of such patients had symptoms which could be explained by the psychiatric disorder but a substantial number could not be given a definite diagnosis. The General Health Questionnaire was not found to be a useful screening instrument in this setting.
authors.affiliation: University Department of Neurology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Metcalfe
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Firth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Creed
mesh_terms: D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000523:psychology; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012803:Sick Role; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000523:psychology