Abstract
To test the ability of nonpsychiatrist physicians to correctly diagnose organic mental disorders in patients who present with psychiatric symptoms a multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed. Given six brief case histories, little more than half (55%) of the respondents made the right choice even half of the time. The results strongly suggest a need among physicians for increased familiarity with the psychiatric manifestations of medical-surgical conditions.
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