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The Detection of Psychiatric Cases By Greek Physicians: Report On a Study Carried Out in a Greek Primary Care Setting

A.P. Boardman

Department of Psychiatry, Keele University, School of Postgraduate Medicine and Biological Sciences. North Staffordshire Hospital Centre, Thornburrow Drive, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 7QB, UK

N. Bilankis

Mental Health Centre, 4 G.Soutsou Str., 12 243 Athens, Greece

M. Zouni

Mental Health Centre, 4 G.Soutsou Str., 12 243 Athens, Greece

N. Bouras

Division of Psychiatry, United Medical and Dental Schools, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK

The detection of psychiatric disorder by primary care physicians in Greece was investigated using four non-psychiatric physicians. The General Health Question naire indicated a high probable prevalence of psychiatric disorder (77.8%), but the physicians rated only 9.3% of the sample as cases. Eighty eight per cent of the probable cases were undetected by the doctors. The doctors' reporting of cases was not affected by the demographic characteristics of the sample and only weakly affected by the patients' total GHQ score. The high probable prevalence and low detection rate is a cause for concern and requires further investigation.

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, Vol. 38, No. 3, 235-241 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/002076409203800307
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