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Table I. Patients, distributed according to sex and wlio referred tliem to a psychiatrist.
Males Females Total
Referral source No. % No. % No. %
Self referred ................. 307 (52.5) 534 (52.2) 841 (52.3)
Specialists.................... 164 (28.0) 294 (28.7) 458 (28.5)
General practitioners......... 95 (16.2) 165 (16.1) 260 (16.2)
Others ......................... 19 (3.3) 30 (3.0) 49 (3.0)
Total 585 (100.0) 1023 (100.0) 1608 (100.0)
Table II. Distribution of patients by DSM-III-R Classification.
Males Females Total (%)
Axis 1 Schizophrenia 19 16 35 (2.18)
Mood disorder Bipolar disorder 21 14 35 (2.18)
Depressive disorder Major depression 81 164 245 (15.23)
Dysthymia (Depressive neurosis) 89 308 397 (24.69)
Anxiety disorder Panic disorder with or without agoraphobia 65 130 195 (12.13)
Generalized anxiety disorder 30 45 75 (4.66)
Obsessive compulsive disorder 32 14 46 (2.86)
Somatoform disorder Conversion disorder 6 14 20 (1.24)
Hypochondriasis & somatization disorder 12 30 42 (2.62)
Sexual dysfunctlons 10 10 20 (1.24)
Psychoactive substance use disorder Alcohol 48 18 66 (4.10)
Drug dependence 2 11 13 (0.81)
Other 18 31 49 (3.04)
Axis II Personality disorders Cluster A 11 8 19 (1.18)
Cluster B 29 36 65 (4.04)
Cluster C 32 21 53 (3.30)
V codes for conditions not attributable to mental disorder that are a focus of attention and a treatment Marital problems 65 99 164 (10.12)
Parent-child problem 15 54 69 (4.29)
Total 585 1023 1608 (100.0)
aðstoðar á tímabilinu, voru 1023 konur og 585
karlar. Tafla I sýnir hverjir senda sjúklinga
til geðlæknisins. Sjúklingunum er skipt í
hópa eftir því hver vísaði þeim til geðlæknis.
An tilvísunar kom 841 einstaklingur eða
52.3%, sérfræðingar vísuðu 458 einstaklingum
eða 28.5%, heimilislæknar vísuðu 260
einstaklingum eða 16.2%, aðrir einstaklingar
úr faghópum þ.e. sálfræðingar, félagsráðgjafar
og fleiri vísuðu 49 einstaklingum eða 3%.
Tafla 11 sýnir sjúkdómsgreiningar gerðar