RT Book, Section
A1 LeBlond, Richard F.
A1 Brown, Donald D.
A1 Suneja, Manish
A1 Szot, Joseph F.
SR Print(0)
ID 1139371499
T1 The Mental Status, Psychiatric, and Social Evaluations
T2 DeGowin’s Diagnostic Examination, 10e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-181447-8
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1139371499
RD 2024/04/24
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.