The Role of the Medical Evaluation in Psychiatric Inpatients

Chandler, James D.; Gerndt, Julie

doi:10.1016/s0033-3182(88)72342-7

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“…Review of prevalence studies on the co‐occurrence of general medical and psychiatric illness documents that it is frequent and increases as patients move from the community setting to the outpatient medical setting to inpatient general medical units (Table 2) [17]. When one looks at patients receiving treatment in the psychiatric setting, over half also suffer from concurrent medical conditions [18–20], yet few questions by mental health practitioners document this information or address the potential interaction during the therapeutic process. Conversely, it has been estimated that up to 80% of outpatient clinic visits to general or specialty medical providers include issues related to unexplained somatic complaints, often associated with depression or anxiety [13,21], or that confirmed physical conditions that are adversely affected by personal or psychosocial difficulties are often unaddressed during medical intervention [22–24].…”

Section: How Big Is the Problem?mentioning

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Rethinking the place of the psyche in health: toward the integration of health care systems

Kathol¹,

Clarke²

2005

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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By making mental health treatment an integral part of general medical care through reorganization of the funding system, a higher percentage of those now untreated for their psychiatric disorders, both within and outside of the medical setting, can have their mental health needs addressed in coordination with their physical disorders. At the same time, the number of patients that can be treated within the same budget will be expanded.

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Section: How Big Is the Problem?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking the place of the psyche in health: toward the integration of health care systems

Kathol¹,

Clarke²

2005

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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“…Review of prevalence studies on the co-occurrence of general medical and psychiatric illness documents that it is frequent and increases as patients move from the community setting to the outpatient medical setting to inpatient general medical units (Table 2) [17]. When one looks at patients receiving treatment in the psychiatric setting, over half also suffer from concurrent medical conditions [18][19][20], yet few questions by mental health practitioners document this information or address the potential interaction during the therapeutic process. Conversely, it has been estimated that up to 80% of outpatient clinic visits to general or specialty medical providers include issues related to unexplained somatic complaints, often associated with depression or anxiety [13,21], or that confirmed physical conditions that are adversely affected by personal or psychosocial difficulties are often unaddressed during medical intervention [22][23][24].…”

Section: How Big Is the Problem?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking the Place of the Psychein Health: Toward the Integration of Health Care Systems

Kathol

Clarke

2005

Aust N Z J Psychiatry

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Psychologists' sensitivity to medical factors examined during standard psychological evaluations: A preliminary description

Meyer

Fink

1995

J Clin Psychol Med Settings

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Medical disorders among psychiatric patients have frequently been overlooked by all mental health disciplines. These medical conditions have, at times, been later identified as influencing some of the presenting psychological symptoms. Although the relationship between medical factors and psychological symptoms has been recognized and discussed in the literature for several decades, improvement has not been well documented regarding the frequency of recognizing medical factors with psychiatric patients. Little research was found that reviewed the effectiveness of psychologists in recognizing related medical concerns. This study examined the frequency with which a random sampling of psychologists reviewed specific medical factors with their patients during the initial psychological evaluation. The results reveal that many psychologistsare sensitive to the possible influence of medical factors, which is especially important given the increased focus of psychologists as primary care providers and the increasing collaborative practice efforts between medicine and psychology. A summary and discussion of these descriptive results are presented and recommendations are offered.

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The Role of the Medical Evaluation in Psychiatric Inpatients

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Rethinking the place of the psyche in health: toward the integration of health care systems

Rethinking the place of the psyche in health: toward the integration of health care systems

Rethinking the Place of the Psychein Health: Toward the Integration of Health Care Systems

Psychologists' sensitivity to medical factors examined during standard psychological evaluations: A preliminary description

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