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    Compr Psychiatry. 1992 Sep-Oct;33(5):291-5.

    Neuropsychological screening in the psychiatric emergency room.

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    Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029.

    Abstract

    In a pilot study, a neuropsychological minibattery of tests consisting of Trail-Making Test A (TMA), Trail-Making Test B (TMB), and the Visual Reproduction subtest (VR) of the Wechsler Memory Scale was administered to patients with common psychiatric diagnoses in a psychiatric emergency room (ER). Patients with adjustment disorders were not distinguishable from normal controls, while patients with affective disorders and schizophrenia were more impaired than both of these samples. It is suggested that this or a similar minibattery of tests can be of use as an adjunct screening device for differential diagnosis of adjustment disorder versus more serious psychopathology in psychiatric ERs.

    PMID:
    1395548
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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