Usefulness of DSM-III axis III in psychiatric inpatients: An actuarial comparison with the DSM-II period

Ihsan M. Salloum; Juan E. Mezzich; Javier E. Saavedra; Levent Kirisci

doi:10.1176/ajp.151.5.768

Usefulness of DSM-III axis III in psychiatric inpatients: An actuarial comparison with the DSM-II period

Ihsan M. Salloum
, Juan E. Mezzich
, Javier E. Saavedra
, Levent Kirisci

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
W. Psychiatric Institute and Clinic

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	768-769
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	151
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.151.5.768
State	Published - May 1994
Externally published	Yes

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