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| The need for brain imaging in clinical psychiatry | | Author(s) | Mary Davoren, Anne Doherty, Eugene Breen |
| Journal title | Psychiatric Bulletin, vol 33, no 8, August 2009 |
| Pages | pp 291-292 |
| Source | http://pb.rcpsych.org |
| Keywords | Cognitive impairment ; Memory disorders ; Screening ; Psychiatric treatment ; Ireland. |
| Annotation | The aim of this study is to explore clinical indications for, and results of, brain imaging in general adult psychiatry. The authors reviewed the 100 most recent uses of brain imaging on in-patients at the Department of General Adult Psychiatry, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin. Patients were of a mean age of 55.3 years. The most common indications for brain scans were cognitive impairment (33%) and other neurological concerns (e.g. seizures; 30%). Overall, 47% of scans were abnormal, with ischaemia (17%) and atrophy (10%) being the most common abnormalities. Patients with abnormal scans were older than those with normal scans (mean age 61.9 and 48.7 years respectively; P < 0.001). A high proportion of brain scans demonstrate abnormalities in general adult psychiatry patients, especially among older patients. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090917209 A |
| Classmark | E4: EH: 3V: LP: 763 |
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