Incidence of Psychiatric Illness Among Hospital Out-patients

Psychiatric Aspects of Venereal Disease

“…In one study this was determined by means of the self-administered "Cornell Medical Index" Health Questionnaire (C.M.I.) comprising 195 questions (Culpan, Davies, and Oppenheim, 1960). It was found that "the incidence of emotional disturbance among out patients attendingvarious clinics can be considerable, especially in gynaecology, physical medicine, and female surgical patients, who would appear to need further psychiatric investigation.…”

Psychiatric referral of patients in a venereal diseases clinic.

“…If the true incidence of psychiatric disturbance is as low as 0 3 per cent., this is very different from the picture seen in general hospital out-patient clinics (Culpan, Davies, and Oppenheim, 1960) or in general practice (Council of the College of General Practitioners, 1958); one may speculate that many patients attending a V.D. clinic are acting out their conflicts and dissatisfactions rather than experiencing them inwardly.…”

Methodology of Research in Psychosomatic Medicine

“…A high proportion of patients attending general hospitals, particularly gynaeco logical clinics, have neurotic symptomatology (3). The attention of all doctors to the needs of the person rather than of the disease would do much to advance our understanding of distress, and hopefully its relief.…”