TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Mental Status, Psychiatric, and Social Evaluations A1 - LeBlond, Richard F. A1 - Brown, Donald D. A1 - Suneja, Manish A1 - Szot, Joseph F. PY - 2015 T2 - DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, 10e AB - Psychiatric and social disorders are common in medical settings. They are associated with an increased risk for nonpsychiatric illness and frequently confound the evaluation of patients presenting with nonspecific complaints. Students of medicine at all levels should consult specialized texts dealing with psychiatric illness and seek formal psychiatric consultation whenever doubt exists concerning psychiatric diagnosis. It is imperative to recognize that the presence of a psychiatric diagnosis in no way decreases the probability of serious organic disease in a patient with appropriate signs or symptoms. The challenge is to provide appropriate diagnosis and therapy for all coexistent psychiatric and nonpsychiatric illnesses simultaneously, not sequentially. Delayed diagnosis of organic disease in patients with psychiatric illness is all too common; the clinician must take extra care evaluating these complicated patients. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145263119 ER -