Abstract
A cross-sectional observational systematic study was carried out on ambulatory patients at a tertiary care hospital to determine the probable prevalence, associated factors and significance of psychiatric morbidity by using an Urdu translation of the hospital anxiety and depression (HAD) scale over a period of 6 days in a week. Results showed a prevalence of 38.4% which is slightly higher than what has been generally reported (30%). Two variables, i.e., female sex and being a housewife were significantly related with the outcome. An attempt has been made to identify the probable reasons for this and some suggestions laid down for further work.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 69-70 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1993 |