Anxiety and Depression among Psychiatry Outpatient in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Meerut.
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2013-04
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Background: Anxeity disorders are among the most prevalent mental disorders in the general population. Anxiety Disorders are associated with significant morbidity and often are chronic and resistant to treatment. Material & Methods: The study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Meerut. The patients attending the outpatient department of psychiatry were scdreened for anxeity (using Sinha's comprehensive Anxiety State ) and depression ( using Beck's Depressive inventory ). Results : Anxiety was commonest in 15-25 years of age group among males and female whereas depression was commonest in age group of 15-25 years in males and in age provide important clues to understanding the origin and maintenance of these syndromes and be of importance in treatment planning.
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Phychiatry Outpatients, Anxiety, Depression
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Bharti S P, Pandey Pramod K, Sudarshanan Brig S. Anxiety and Depression among Psychiatry Outpatient in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Meerut. Delhi Psychiatry journal. 2013 Apr; 16(1): 77-79.