Investigation of clinical features and some promoters of depressive-anxiety disorder in the internal medical patients
- Author:
Ky Huu Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
depression
- MeSH:
depression;
Patients;
Internal Medicine;
diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2000;383(6):61-64
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Clinical epidemiology and promoters of depressive-anxiety disorder was investigated on 200 patients at the HuÕ Central Hospital between December 2000 and May 2001. Results: Overall, the incidence of depressive-anxiety disorder is 15.5%, more common in older patients. Most is mild and moderate depression. The frequency of symptoms, as sadness, emptiness, fatigue, difficulty in attention, decrease in sexual activities, dizziness and etc is varied. The relationship between symptoms of depressive-anxiety disorder and number of physical problems in the same patient is insignificant; however, this disorder is more common in patients with cardio-vascular and gastrointestinal conditions. Unfavorable psychosocial and family factors can promote the development of depressive-anxiety disorder.
