title: Psychiatric morbidity in patients suffering from menstrual disturbances.
abstract: Sixty patients attending gynaecology O. P. D. of Smt. Sucheta Kripalani Hospital complaining of menstrual disturbances were compared with 30 controls, who were the relatives of the patients, on PGI- N2, neuroticism scale and Standardized Psychiatric Interivew Schedule. Psychiatric morbidity was found to be 51.7% and 26.6% in the studied sample and the controls respectively.
authors.affiliation: Senior Resident, Deptt. of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Associated Hospitals, New Delhi-110001.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Padubidri