Abstract
Ninety-six patients presenting to a university hospital emergency department were screened before triage for psychological symptoms or cognitive impairment using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Mini-Mental State examination (MMS). Charts were reviewed for demographic information and emergency physicians' recognition of psychological symptoms or cognitive dysfunction. Of the patients studied, 38% had positive results on the GHQ, and 18% had positive results on the MMS. Psychological symptoms or cognitive impairments were recognized by the emergency physicians in only 8% of those with positive GHQ results and 6% of those with positive MMS results. The usefulness of screening measures for psychological symptoms and cognitive impairment of emergency department patients is discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 400-402 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | American Journal of Emergency Medicine |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Emergency department
- organicity
- psychiatry
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine