Rupolo G, De Bertolini C, Baldo M, Lucchetta A, Melodia C
Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica, Università degli Studi di Padova.
Minerva Psichiatr. 1990 Oct-Dec;31(4):173-80.
DSM-III R diagnostic categories were used in 85 consecutive patients attending consultation at the Liaison Psychiatry Service of Padua University School of Medicine. The aim was to render the diagnosis as objective as possible. The same patients were asked to fill in three well-known self-rating scales (Eysenck Personality Inventory, Illness Behaviour Questionnaire, Symptom Rating Test) and the scores obtained were correlated with the diagnostic categories. In the Authors' opinion, the use of diagnostic instruments in the traditional psychiatric setting of the consultation allows a marked improvement in the understanding of the content of the prescription written by the referring physician. DSM-III R is an instrument which meets such requirements. The same cannot be said of the rating scales used, which were found less useful.
帕多瓦大学医学院联络精神科门诊连续接待的85例患者采用了《精神疾病诊断与统计手册》第三版修订本（DSM-III-R）的诊断类别。目的是使诊断尽可能客观。要求这些患者填写三个著名的自评量表（艾森克人格问卷、疾病行为问卷、症状评定测试），并将所得分数与诊断类别相关联。作者认为，在传统的精神科门诊环境中使用诊断工具可显著提高对转诊医生所开处方内容的理解。DSM-III-R就是一种符合此类要求的工具。而所用的评定量表则不然，发现其用处较小。
