BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN PSYCHIATRY AND PRIMARY-CARE - THE DSM-IV-PC

To facilitate recognition of psychiatric and addictive disorders withi n primary care settings, the development of a primary care manual to d iagnose mental disorders is described. The manual, DSM-IV-PC, is compa tible with the full DSM-IV and was developed by both psychiatrists and primary care physicians. Symptom-based clinical algorithms are descri bed to demonstrate the format of the manual, which the authors hope wi ll promote educational, clinical, and research collaboration between p sychiatrists and primary care physicians.