title: A study of psychiatric disorders other psychosis in the referred cases with somatic complaints.
abstract: The study was designed to explore the non-psychotic morbidity amongst the referred cases with somatic symptoms. After excluding all organic, psychotic and mentally retarded cases 81 patients were assessed by General Health Ouestionnaire-36. Physical Illness Items removed (GHO-36P) and diagnosed according ICD-9, 39 matched subjects were taken as control and was assessed also by GHQ-36P. Anxiety neurosis was more common among these patients who were suffering for less than 6 months whereas depression was more common among patients who were suffering for more than a year. Referred cases had significant differences in GHQ-36P scoring.
authors.affiliation: Medical Officer, Unit of Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, Calcutta.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mukerjee
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sen