title: [Clinical aspects of depression in general medicine patients].
abstract: The prevalence and clinical characteristics of depression were studied in 110 randomly chosen patients attending a general medicine outpatient facility. Two psychiatrists evaluated depression according to DSM-III-R criteria and measured the intensity of depression using the Hamilton scale. 25 cases were diagnosed as Mood disorders and 8 as Adaptative disorders. Depression was minor in all cases. Anxiety and somatic complaints were the main symptoms. The influence of the classification system used, demographic and seasonal factors are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile (División Norte), Santiago.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Aspectos clinicos de la depresion en pacientes de medicina general.