Diagnostic Errors in the Evaluation of Behavioral Disorders
- 27 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 248 (8), 964-967
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1982.03330080046027
Abstract
In 215 patients referred to a specialized medical-psychiatric inpatient unit, thorough neuropsychiatric evaluation resulted in a therapeutically important alteration of the referring diagnosis in 41%. Of patients referred with a tentative diagnosis of dementia, 63% were found to have treatable conditions. Increased educational efforts and use of neuropsychiatric consultation services are suggested to minimize diagnostic errors in medical practice. (JAMA1982;248:964-967)Keywords
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