title: DSM-III axis I diagnoses of Indian psychiatric patients with somatic symptoms.
abstract: When DSM-III criteria were applied to 123 Indian psychiatric outpatients with predominantly somatic symptoms, the most common axis I diagnoses were dysthymic disorder (36.6%) and generalized anxiety disorder (11.4%). Thirty-nine percent of the patients fitted only into atypical diagnostic categories.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Nepal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mohan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis