Authors :
Sajid M Wani; Ajaz A Suhaff; Abdul W Khan; Abdul M Gania
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 12 - December
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Abstract :
To find the prevalence of somatic symptoms in
patients with depression.
This descriptive study was conducted in patients
attending psychiatry OPD of SKIMS Medical College,
Bemina Srinagar for period of one year. Subjects with
the diagnosis of depressive episode were taken into the
study. Patients were diagnosed by using ICD-10.
The importance of this study was to find out the
relationship of somatic symptoms with depression. In
our study the majority of our patients were in the age
group of 35-55 years. Most of the patients who scored
high rates for somatic symptoms were females, married
belonging to rural background. Clinicians especially
psychiatrists need to be focus on somatic symptoms in
patients suffering from depression for early better
treatment. It is also important to for the researchers for
extensive population based follow-up studies in this field.
To find the prevalence of somatic symptoms in
patients with depression.
This descriptive study was conducted in patients
attending psychiatry OPD of SKIMS Medical College,
Bemina Srinagar for period of one year. Subjects with
the diagnosis of depressive episode were taken into the
study. Patients were diagnosed by using ICD-10.
The importance of this study was to find out the
relationship of somatic symptoms with depression. In
our study the majority of our patients were in the age
group of 35-55 years. Most of the patients who scored
high rates for somatic symptoms were females, married
belonging to rural background. Clinicians especially
psychiatrists need to be focus on somatic symptoms in
patients suffering from depression for early better
treatment. It is also important to for the researchers for
extensive population based follow-up studies in this field.
