Diagnostic overshadowing and other challenges involved in the diagnostic process of patients with me...
Diagnostic overshadowing and other challenges involved in the diagnostic process of patients with mental illness who present in emergency departments with physical symptoms--a qualitative study
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United States: Public Library of Science
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We conducted a qualitative study in the Emergency Departments (EDs) of four hospitals in order to investigate the perceived scope and causes of 'diagnostic overshadowing'--the misattribution of physical symptoms to mental illness--and other challenges involved in the diagnostic process of people with mental illness who present in EDs with physical...
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Diagnostic overshadowing and other challenges involved in the diagnostic process of patients with mental illness who present in emergency departments with physical symptoms--a qualitative study
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1979937374
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1979937374
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0111682
