Title
Usefulness of DSM-III axis III in psychiatric inpatients: An actuarial comparison with the DSM-II period
Date Issued
01 January 1994
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
W. Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh
Publisher(s)
American Psychiatric Association
Abstract
This study is a retrospective evaluation of the usefulness of DSM-III axis III (physical disorders) and its ability to enhance clinical case description in general psychiatric patients. The subjects of this study consisted of two samples of 75 inpatients; each was randomly selected and age-matched to represent DSM-II (1975-1979) and DSM-III (1981-1985) periods, respectively. The results indicated a substantial and statistically significant difference in the frequency of physical disorders recorded at intake before (9.3%) and after (46.7%) the implementation of DSM-III. DSM-III axis III may significantly enhance the recording of physical disorders in psychiatric inpatients.
Start page
768
End page
769
Volume
151
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psiquiatría
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0028348731
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN of the container
0002953X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus