Prevalence, symptom patterns and comorbidity of anxiety and depressive disorders in primary care in Qatar
In: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (Print), Jg. 47 (2012), Heft 3, S. 439-446
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Aim The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders in a Qatari population who attend the primary health care settings and examine their symptom patterns and comorbidity. Design This is a prospective cross-sectional study conducted during the period from July 2009 to December 2009. Setting Primary Health Care Center and the Supreme Council of Health in the State of Qatar. Subjects A total of 2,080 Qatari subjects aged 18-65 years were approached and 1,660 (79.8%) patients participated in this study. Methods The study was based on a face-to-face interview with a designed diagnostic screening questionnaire, which 25.4%), and low back pain (22.2 vs. 28.6%) were the frequent comorbidity conditions in both anxiety and depressive disorders, respectively, in the studied subjects. Conclusion The findings of this study revealed that depression was more prevalent in the Qatari population than anxiety disorders. Women were likelier than men to have depression and anxiety disorders. The high-risk groups of depression and anxiety disorders were female gender, being married, middle aged, and highly educated.
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Prevalence, symptom patterns and comorbidity of anxiety and depressive disorders in primary care in Qatar
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | BENER, Abdulbari ; GHULOUM, Suhaila ; ABOU-SALEH, Mohammed T |
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Zeitschrift: | Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (Print), Jg. 47 (2012), Heft 3, S. 439-446 |
Veröffentlichung: | Heidelberg: Springer, 2012 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print; 8; 28 ref |
ISSN: | 0933-7954 (print) |
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