Consultant psychiatrist in a neurology ward

Background: The aim of this study was to collect data about the most frequent psychiatric diagnoses reached in a neurology ward. The analysis was performed in the Upper Silesian Medical Center in Katowice, Poland during 2000-2013. Methods: All psychiatric consultations in the neurology ward were counted and divided into sections according to the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems ICD-10. Results: The most common diagnoses were: organic mental disorders, including symptomatic disorders (39.12%), neurotic, stress-related and somatoform disorders (26.26%), and mood (affective) disorders (9.15%). Conclusion: The main causes of psychiatric consultations in the neurology ward were of organic origin, followed by anxiety disorders and affective disorders. (C) 2014 Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology. Published by Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved.