Psychiatric morbidity in outpatients of gynecological oncology clinic in a tertiary care hospital.
BACKGROUND
Psychiatric morbidity in gynecological oncology patients is relatively less studied.


OBJECTIVE
This cross-sectional observational study was undertaken to assess the common psychiatric disorders in women who consult the gynecological oncology outpatients' department.


METHODS
We assessed a total of 101 outpatients who were recruited by convenience method of sampling. The main outcome measures were PRIME-MD PHQ diagnoses, gynecological and sociodemographic profiles.


RESULTS
Psychiatric disorders as detected by PRIME -MD PHQ were diagnosed in 44% of the patients. Mood disorders were most common. Major depression was present in 25.7% of patients. Anxiety disorders were diagnosed in 16.8% of the patients. Among 44 patients with a psychiatric diagnosis only one patient was on psychiatric treatment. Major depression was much more common (34.4%) in cancer patients than in women with benign conditions (16.6%).


CONCLUSIONS
The findings of our study reveal a high rate of psychiatric morbidity in the gynecological oncology outpatients.
Department of Psychiatry, Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Rohan Dilip
RD
Mendonsa
Prakash
P
Appaya
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