[Computer tomography in diagnosis of mental disorders].

The article includes a review of literature discussing the results of CT (computed tomography) usage with psychiatric patients and a range of recommendations for using this diagnostic method in psychiatry. Recommended indications for ordering a CT scan for psychiatric patients have ranged from narrow guidelines (only patients with focal neurological findings) to a broad spectrum, including any of the following: confusion and/or dementia of unknown cause, a first episode of a psychosis of unknown etiology, a movement disorder of unknown etiology, a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, prolonged catatonia, and a first episode of major affective disorder or personality change after 50.