title: Psychiatric morbidity in patients attending medical opd.
abstract: Psychiatric morbidity was analysed in 5,000 female patients who attended medical OPD from July 1985 to July 1986. The Psychiatric illnesses were found in 932 patients (18.42%). The commonest age to have psychiatric illness was 21-30 years (58.8%), and neuroses constituted the most common psychiatric diagnosis (44.6%). Schizophrenia was the least common psychiatric illness (3.2%) in patients attending medical OPD.
authors.affiliation: Research Scholar, Department of Psychiatry & Medicine, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi - 110001.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bhatia
authors.lastname: Balakrishna
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Dhar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bohra
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Malik