Fauman M A
Am J Psychiatry. 1983 Jun;140(6):760-3. doi: 10.1176/ajp.140.6.760.
In response to a questionnaire regarding the frequency and type of psychiatric disorders among their patients, internists and surgeons in private practice estimated that 21.1% of their patients had psychiatric problems, that 14.6% would benefit from psychiatric treatment, and that they spent an average of 17.3% of their time treating psychiatric problems. They also stated that depression was the most frequent psychiatric disorder among their patients. More than half of the internists indicated they would treat depression, anxiety attacks, psychosomatic disorders, and organic brain disorders, which may be one explanation for the observation that more medical and surgical patients have psychiatric disorders than are referred to a psychiatrist.
在针对其患者中精神疾病的频率和类型的问卷调查中，私人执业的内科医生和外科医生估计，他们21.1%的患者存在精神问题，14.6%的患者将从精神治疗中受益，且他们平均花费17.3%的时间治疗精神问题。他们还表示，抑郁症是其患者中最常见的精神疾病。超过一半的内科医生表示他们会治疗抑郁症、焦虑症发作、身心疾病和器质性脑疾病，这可能是为何观察到有精神疾病的内科和外科患者比被转介给精神科医生的患者更多的一种解释。
