title: Assessment of routine laboratory screening of adult psychiatric patients presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town.
abstract: Our study suggests that routine laboratory screening provides no additional information to that obtained from a thorough history and clinical examination in patients at high risk of having an underlying medical cause of presenting psychotic symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Stellenbosch University. acrede@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crede
authors.forename: Heike
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geduld
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wallis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa