Psychological symptoms in women in a primary care setting in Tamil Nadu

BACKGROUND: Common mental disorders, especially depression, are likely to increase as a result of globalization and industrialization and it is likely that the resultant burden of care will increase proportionately. Women have a higher prevalence of depression and also carry the burden of caring for...

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Autores principales: Lawson, Edwina, Craig, Tom, Bhugra, Dinesh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2005
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Brief Research Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2921141/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20711313
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.43060
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Common mental disorders, especially depression, are likely to increase as a result of globalization and industrialization and it is likely that the resultant burden of care will increase proportionately. Women have a higher prevalence of depression and also carry the burden of caring for the affected individuals. AIM: To study the psychological symptoms with possible common mental disorders in a primary care setting. METHODS: One hundred two women of Tamil ethnicity were approached to take part in answering the Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ). The mean age of cases and non-cases were 39 years and 33 years, respectively. RESULTS: Nearly three-fifths scored above the cut-off point. Age, physical illness and chronic pain were found to be important factors in the genesis of depression in particular. CONCLUSION: These findings have major implications for any preventative or intervention strategies.

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