[Psychopharmacotherapy and management of psychiatric care in somatic hospital].

A clinical trial was made of 1994 patients admitted to a large general hospital in Moscow during a day in two seasons (spring, autumn). The aim of the study was to detect patients of a general hospital in need of psychotropic drugs, to assess their psychic condition and to develop recommendations for optimization of psychiatrist's consulting. It was found that 49.3% of the examinees need psychotropic drugs (at least one). 37.5% need tranquilizers, 20.7%--nootropic drugs, 21.2%--antidepressants, 5.9%--neuroleptics.