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Knowledge of Depressive Illness amongNon- Psychiatrist Doctors
ISSN: 2617 - 9482
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Knowledge of Depressive Illness amongNon- Psychiatrist Doctors
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Publisher: Bahria University Medical And Dental College
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Abstract
ABSTRACT:Objective:To ascertain the knowledge of non-psychiatrist doctors to suspect and diagnose Depressive Illnesspresenting to them in garb of physical or somatic symptoms.Methodology: This Descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at Social Security hospital in one year, fromJanuary 2016- January 2017. A simple questionnaire was developed, asking three basic diagnostic symptoms ofdepressive illness and the duration of illness needed for its diagnosis. Non-psychiatrist doctors from a tertiary carehospital were given five minutes to complete it in front of the research officer.Results: Three out of forty seven responding doctors knew about the three basic symptoms of depression with therequired duration for diagnosis.Conclusions: A vast majority of the practising doctors or general practitioners are unaware of the characteristicfeatures of Depressive Illness. Therefore, non-psychiatrist doctors are unable to suspect or diagnos...
