"Psychiatric Presentations of Medical Illness"-An Intro for Non-Medical Mental Health Professionals

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(from 2002, but still relevant today)

Psychiatric Presentations of Medical Illness
An Introduction for Non-Medical Mental Health Professionals

Ronald J Diamond M.D.
University of Wisconsin Department of Psychiatry
6001 Research Park Blvd
Madison, Wisconsin 53719

http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/diamond.htm

This is quite long - probably too long for many people.

Anyway, I found it interesting.

It talks about studies that found various (non-small) percentages of psychiatric patients had missed medical diagnoses.

It talks about general issues to be conscious of.

It goes through
Psychosis-
Patients that Appear Out of Touch with Reality

Anxiety

Depression
And lists symptoms to look out for that suggest a physical diagnosis, specific conditions and drugs that can cause such conditions/symptoms.