Publication: Prevalence and recognition of depressive disorder at a primary health care centre in Pakistan
Date
1999
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Article Type
Original Article
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
ISSN (Print) : 1993-2979 | ISSN (Online) : 1993-2987
Volume Title
Publisher
Institute of Medicine
Abstract
Abstract
The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and recognition of depressive disorder at a primary health care centre in Pakistan. A purposive sample of four hundred consecutive adult primary health care attenders was screened using GHQ-12. In the second-stage a total of 271 subjects (256 High scorers and 15 Low scorers on GHQ-12) were assessed using ICD-10, DCR as a diagnostic instrument. The prevalence rate of depression using ICD-10 DCR was 22.25%. The corresponding rate for the Primary Health Care Physician was 11.43%, suggesting that Primary Care Physicians recognised depression in almost 58.49% of the patients who fulfill the ICD-10nDCR for depressive disorder. In primary care, depression constitutes major health problem. Despite this fact, Primary Health Care Physicians do not recognise a substantial proportion of this disorder.
Keywords: International Classification of Diseases-10th Version (ICD-10), ; Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Primary Care Physician (PHCP); Depressive disorder.
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Keywords
International Classification of Diseases-10th Version (ICD-10), Diagnostic Criteria for Research (DCR), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Primary Care Physician (PHCP), Depressive disorder
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.62