Depressive disorder in patients undergoing general surgical operations.
- Author:
Kewei JIANG
1
;
Shan WANG
;
Jia LI
;
Mujun YIN
;
Ruyu DU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Depressive Disorder; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Surgical Procedures, Operative; adverse effects; psychology
- From: Chinese Journal of Surgery 2002;40(11):830-833
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the prevalence of depressive disorder in patients undergoing general surgical operations.
METHODSOne hundred and four patients who had undergone general surgical operations were investigated. Each patient filled in the self rating depression scale (SDS) as the baseline data.
RESULTSAmong these patients 40.4% of them had depressive disorder. The major factors for the prevalence of depression were sex, educational background and malignant diseases.
CONCLUSIONSA certain proportion of patients undergoing general surgical operations have depressive disorder. It is important to recognize and treat for this disorder.
