[The diagnosis of mental disorders by the primary care physician].

Objectives: To determine the percentage of psychiatric disorders recognised by primary care doctors and what influence the reason for consultation exerts on the psychiatric diagnosis.

Design: A crossover study of the prevalence of psychopathology. A two-phase study was performed, with systematic sampling of one in every four visits.

[Prevalence of psychopathology at a primary care center].

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of psychopathology among those attending a primary care centre and discover its diagnostic distribution using the criteria of the DSM-III-R.

Design: A crossover study of the prevalence of psychopathology. A two-phase study was performed by systematic sampling of one of every four visits.