A study on 606 patients (male: 298, female: 308) with ages of 22-94 in Hue central hospital during 2001-2002 has shown that patients living in rural area (62,87%), anxiety- depressive disorder (8,3%) of witch anxiety-depressive disorder in young (8,9%), and anxiety depressive disorder in elderly (8%) mild depression (24%), moderate depression (16%), severe depression (60%) in tending suicide (4%), the clinical features comprised tired (94%), libido (92%), dizziness (60%), short breath (76%) and in feriority complex (86%).
Cardiovascular Diseases ; diagnosis

A study on 52 hypertensive patients in Hue central hospital; with ages of 40-80 (male: 63,46%) has shown that the most frequent clinical symptoms was headache (88,46%), followed by unstable (75%), and slow (48,08%). There was some symptoms occurred in men more than women such as anxiety complex. The mental disorders accompanying with the hypertension comprised obsess (38,46%), depression (26,92%), personality disorder (23,08%), the obsess was increased when having cardiac lesions
Mental Disorders ; hypertensive factor ; diagnosis

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.
depression ; Patients ; Internal Medicine ; diagnosis

An investigation of 150 health staffs in Hue city (male: 49) has shown that there were 46 health staffs experienced alcohol abuse of which male: (36) and female (10) although they know the harmful effects of alcohol. The common out comes of alcohol abuse were protest of their families and society, impairment of family economy and accidents for them and others. The mental effects comprised tired, sleeping disorder and tremble.
Alcoholism ; Medical Staff ; diagnosis ; epidemiology