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ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic/pathology , Neuroendocrine Tumors/pathology , Pancreatic Neoplasms/pathology , ACTH Syndrome, Ectopic/surgery , Adrenocorticotropic Hormone/blood , Female , Humans , Intestinal Neoplasms , Middle Aged , Neuroendocrine Tumors/complications , Neuroendocrine Tumors/surgery , Pancreatic Neoplasms/complications , Pancreatic Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
The authors gave DSM-III diagnoses to 116 Chinese psychiatric outpatients in Shanghai and compared them with the diagnoses of the same patients made by a Chinese psychiatrist according to Chinese criteria. Affective disorders were the most common DSM-III diagnoses, accounting for 26.7% of the sample. A full range of psychopathology, including schizophrenia, organic mental disorders, adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, and paranoid disorders, was seen. Some consistent differences in diagnosis by Chinese and Western standards, especially in the area of major depression, were found. The authors discuss the implications for interpreting psychiatric studies from China and for future cross-cultural research comparing U.S. and Chinese diagnoses.