[Somatic illness in psychiatric patients]. / Fysisk helbred hos psykisk syge.
Ugeskr Laeger
; 159(29): 4508-11, 1997 Jul 14.
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Psychiatric patients are a vulnerable group in society and have been shown to suffer from a wide range of somatic diseases when admitted to the psychiatric department. During a three month period we examined 174 newly admitted psychiatric patients with the purpose of investigating 1) the frequency of somatic illness, 2) the value of routine blood tests as a screening tool for somatic illness and 3) a possible causality between somatic disease and psychiatric illness. Fifty percent of the patients suffered from a somatic disease and 31% of the patients had a previously undiagnosed disease. The somatic disease was found to be the main cause of admission in 16% of the patients. Older patients and patients with alcohol abuse were found to have the highest prevalence of somatic disease. In conclusion, we found no indication for a screening programme of blood tests, but recommend that selected blood tests based on the clinical examination and history of the individual patient should be taken. Psychiatric patients have a high prevalence of somatic disease, and it is important to direct clinical attention towards this when giving care to psychiatric patients.
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Asunto principal:
Trastornos Psicofisiológicos
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Estado de Salud
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
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Humans
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Ugeskr Laeger
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1997
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