Estimated Prevalence of RDC Mental Disorder in Primary Medical Care

The prevalence of mental disorder in primary -care practice has been estimated to be between 15% and 50% (Anderson, Francis, Lion, & Daughety, 1977; Finn & Huston, 1966; Gardner, 1970; Goldberg, Kay, & Thompson, 1976; Locke & Gardner, 1969; Patrick, Eagle, & Coleman, 1978; Shepherd, Cooper, Brown, & К alt on, 1966). These estimates have been based on general practitioners T diagnoses (Finn & Huston, 1966; Goldberg, Kay, & Thompson, 1976; Locke &...