Abstract: Depression is the most typical psychiatric disorder in the basic population and the most typical psychological health condition in patients seen in medical care. Although symptoms of anxiety are prevalent amongst medical care patients, few patients go over these symptoms straight with their medical care clinicians. Instead, two-thirds of medical care patients with depression present with somatic symptoms (eg, headache, back problems, or chronic pain), making detection of depression more difficult.
In the absence of screening, it is estimated that only 50 percent of patients with significant anxiety are identified. Unless straight asked about their state of mind, patients omit information about depressive symptoms for a range of factors, consisting of fear of stigmatization, belief that anxiety falls outside the province of primary care, belief that anxiety isn't a "real" disease however rather a personal flaw, issues about medical record privacy, and issues about being prescribed antidepressant medication or being described a psychiatrist.
Keywords: Adult Depression, psychological health condition, depressive disorder.
Title: Screening For Adult Depression in Primary Care by Family Doctors
Author: Dr. Fatema Hosam Madani, Dr. Ebtehal Mobarak Zawawi, Dr. Abdullah Munif Alrashed, Dr. Mohammed Talal Maghrbi Ftaih
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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