Recognition of organic mental disorders by physicians.
To test the ability of nonpsychiatrist physicians to correctly diagnose organic mental disorders in patients who present with psychiatric symptoms a multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed. Given six brief case histories, little more than half (55%) of the respondents made the right choice even half of the time. The results strongly suggest a need among physicians for increased familiarity with the psychiatric manifestations of medical-surgical conditions.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education; D011581:Psychological Tests