PATIENTS WITH MENTAL-DISORDERS IN PRIMARY -CARE - UNDETECTED BY PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENT-CLINIC OR ANOTHER CONTINGENT

Epidemiology study of patients in primary care settings has shown prev alence of borderline mental disorders (41,58 per 1000 population) in c omparison with patients of psychiatric out-patient clinic (11,4 per 10 00). The question arises were those undetected by psychiatric out-pati ent clinics (those who didn't visit psychiatrist for individual reason s) or they represented another contingent. Comparative analysis of gro ups standardized on nosological, syndromal and educational levels reve aled that there were various contingents of patients. The main differe nce was determined by different duration of disease before the first v isit to psychiatrist, that reflected various severity of the disease ( less severity of the disease was observed in patients of primary care institutions).