Psychiatric morbidity: prevalence, associated factors and significance.
A cross-sectional observational systematic study was carried out on ambulatory patients at a tertiary care hospital to determine the probable prevalence, associated factors and significance of psychiatric morbidity by using an Urdu translation of the hospital anxiety and depression (HAD) scale over a period of 6 days in a week. Results showed a prevalence of 38.4% which is slightly higher than what has been generally reported (30%). Two variables, i.e., female sex and being a housewife were significantly related with the outcome. An attempt has been made to identify the probable reasons for this and some suggestions laid down for further work.
Ali
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Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
Saud Anwar
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Mohammad
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Lobo
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Midhet
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Ali
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Saud M [corrected to Saud Anwar
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D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003151:Community Health Centers; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors