Why the study?
What is the prevalence of Axis I psychiatric disorders in patients presenting to the emergency room with atypical chest pain?
Population
35 subjects presenting to the emergency room with atypical chest pain
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 to 12 months
Authors
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Psychiatric evaluation may warrant consideration in ER atypical chest pain; leaves open whether intervention alters cardiac outcomes.
What is the prevalence of Axis I psychiatric disorders in patients presenting to the emergency room with atypical chest pain?
A high proportion of ER patients with atypical chest pain have underlying, often unrecognized, psychiatric conditions such as panic disorder and major depression.
Wulsin et al. (1991) studied this question.
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