title: [Affective disorders in general hospitals: the organic affective syndrome].
abstract: After a survey of the literature on secondary depression and mania caused by physical illness or drugs, a retrospective study on 77 inpatients (seen in the hospital psychiatric consultation service) is reported. Forty per cent of patients presented a diagnosis of depression; 58% of depressed patients had at least one of the "risk factors" for secondary depression (physical illness and drugs known to cause affective disturbances) compared to 24% and 16% of patients with other or no mental disorders (p less than 0.05).
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: I disturbi affettivi in ospedale generale: la sindrome affettiva organica.