Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015
Anxiety, Depression, Somatoform symptoms among patients admitted in medical ward, in a tertiary care hospital, Karad.
Mr. Prabhuswami Hiremath, Mrs. Vaishali R Mohite
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A multi–disciplinary approach should be encouraged for the management of patients who attend general hospitals, in order to facilitate early recognition and management of psychiatric problems1. Methodology: This is a cross sectional descriptive study with 150 patients from medicine ward between 18– 65 years of Age group, either gender. Patient Health Questionnaire was used to assess anxiety, depression and somatic symptoms. Results: Maximum samples belongs to 25–35 age group (28%), 60 (40%) male, 62% of participants were completed secondary education, 56% of patients were self employed. 75 (50%) patients were suffering with mild anxiety, severe anxiety was found to be only 4 (2%). Mild Depression is found among 90 (60%) patients. 78 (52%) samples had Somatic symptoms with mild intensity. Occupation is found highly significant with somatic symptoms. Conclusion: Availability and accessibility all psychiatric treatment & psychological therapies at outpatients departments will reduce its burden
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Mr. Prabhuswami Hiremath, Mrs. Vaishali R Mohite Anxiety, Depression, Somatoform symptoms among
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hospital, Karad. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015
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Mr. Prabhuswami Hiremath, Mrs. Vaishali R Mohite Anxiety, Depression, Somatoform symptoms among patients admitted in medical ward, in a tertiary care hospital, Karad. Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015
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