Assessment of routine laboratory screening of adult psychiatric patients presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town
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2011
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South African Medical Journal
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University of Cape Town
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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.
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Crede, A., Geduld, H., & Wallis, L. (2011). Assessment of routine laboratory screening of adult psychiatric patients presenting to an emergency centre in Cape Town. SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 101(12), 891-894.