Abstract
The psychiatric morbidity of a general hospital's male medical ward in Hong Kong was studied using a one-stage single-rater method. Medical diagnoses were made according to ICD-9 on 91.5% of patients and 24% were diagnosed with DSM-III. The most common mental disorders included substance use disorder, dementia, and delirium. Of all the patients, 8.5% were not medically diagnosable and 5.3% were given only psychiatric diagnoses, the majority of which were substance use disorders.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Female
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Hong Kong / epidemiology
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Hospitalization*
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Hospitals, District
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Humans
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Incidence
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Male
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Mental Disorders / diagnosis
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Mental Disorders / epidemiology*
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Mental Disorders / psychology
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Middle Aged
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Neurocognitive Disorders / diagnosis
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Neurocognitive Disorders / epidemiology*
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Neurocognitive Disorders / psychology
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Patient Care Team*
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Psychophysiologic Disorders / diagnosis
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Psychophysiologic Disorders / epidemiology*
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Psychophysiologic Disorders / psychology
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Sick Role*
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Somatoform Disorders / diagnosis
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Somatoform Disorders / epidemiology*
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Somatoform Disorders / psychology
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Substance-Related Disorders / diagnosis
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Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology
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Substance-Related Disorders / psychology