Accuracy of the diagnoses of affective disorders and schizophrenia in public hospitals

A E Pulver; W T Carpenter; L Adler; J McGrath

doi:10.1176/ajp.145.2.218

Accuracy of the diagnoses of affective disorders and schizophrenia in public hospitals

Am J Psychiatry. 1988 Feb;145(2):218-20. doi: 10.1176/ajp.145.2.218.

Authors

A E Pulver¹, W T Carpenter, L Adler, J McGrath

Affiliation

¹ Psychiatric Epidemiology and Genetics Program, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21228.

PMID: 3341465
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.145.2.218

Abstract

The authors compared hospital diagnoses with best-estimate research diagnoses of affective disorders and schizophrenia for patients admitted to public psychiatric hospitals in Maryland. The concern that there is overdiagnosis of schizophrenia and underdiagnosis of affective disorders was not supported by this study.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Hospitalization*
Hospitals, Psychiatric*
Hospitals, Public*
Humans
Manuals as Topic
Maryland
Middle Aged
Mood Disorders / diagnosis*
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Schizophrenia / diagnosis*

Grants and funding

MH-35712/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States