Diagnostic errors of primary care screens for depression and panic disorder

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-11

  Leon, Andrew C ^b   Portera, Laura ^c   Olfson, Mark ^c   Kathol, Roger ^c   Leslie Farber, ^a   Lowell, Kira N ^c   Sheehan, David V ^c  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

False negative; False positive; Psychiatric screens; Screens for mental disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; PANIC; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PANIC DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0033045799     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/7AMF-D1JL-8VHA-APGJ     Document Type: Article

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