title: Changing diagnosis in psychiatry.
abstract: The present study was conducted to find out changes in the diagnosis of hospitalized patients. Out of 421 hospitalized psychiatric patients from 1974 to 1976, the diagnosis was changed in 54 (12.8%) patients. The change in diagnosis occured once in 51 and twice in 3 cases. Finally reasons for change and its implementations are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Reader, Department of Psychiatry Institute of Medical Sciences Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi - 221005.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Behere
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behere