title: A study of psychiatric morbidity in gynecology out patient clinic.
abstract: One hundred and ten female patients in the age group of 16 to 65 years, attending gynecology out-patient clinic were screened for psychiatric disorders. The psychiatric morbidity among patients attending gynecology clinic was found to be 49 percent, as compared to 26 percent in a sample of general population (control group). This study supports the view, that there is a higher psychiatric morbidity among patients attending gynecology clinic, and it is associated with lower socio-economic status, education and gynaecological conditions especially menstrual irregularities and pelvic pain.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Padubidri