Predictors of diagnostic delay: Assessment of psychiatric disorders in the clinic.

Erika F H Saunders Dahlia MukherjeeDaniel A WaschbuschDuanping LiaoAmanda M PearlErrol AksuEdward O Bixler

Published in: Depression and anxiety (2020)

Initial assessment by a structured interview aided physicians in identifying MDD by the second visit in patients with complex psychopathology. Patients with high complexity/severity of symptoms and more difficulty with functioning were less commonly identified with BD even with the assistance of a structured interview. Use of structured assessment tools may improve the detection of psychiatric illness by clinicians at the first visit.

Keyphrases

primary care
sensitive detection