title: The Cornell Psychiatric Screen: a brief psychiatric scale for hospitalized medical patients.
abstract: Psychiatric comorbidity among medicine inpatients is prevalent, yet no reliable screen for identifying need for psychiatric referrals exists. The Cornell Psychiatric Screen was developed as a brief, reliable, and valid screening tool. The items on the Cornell Psychiatric Screen assess a range of psychiatric conditions, including cognition and behavior, depressive symptoms, anxiety, drug and alcohol history, and the patient's desire to see a psychiatrist. Of the patients whose Cornell Psychiatric Screen results indicated possible psychopathology, 89% had documented psychiatric comorbidity according to DSM-IV criteria. On the basis of preliminary validation, the Cornell Psychiatric Screen appears to be a useful tool for identifying patients who require a psychiatric evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA. Cboutin@mail.med.cornell.edu
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boutin-Foster
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ferrando
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Charlson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology