Assessment of routine laboratory screening of adult psychiatric patients presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town

A Crede, H Geduld, L Wallis

Abstract


Our study suggests that routine laboratory screening provides no additional information to that obtained from a thorough history and clinical examination in patients at high risk of having an underlying medical cause of presenting psychotic symptoms.

S Afr Med J 2011;101:891-894.

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South African Medical Journal.   ISSN: 003-8-2469