Ahmet Keskin1, İlhami Ünlüoğlu2, Uğur Bilge2, Çınar Yenilmez3. 1. Çankaya Family Health Center, Ankara, Turkey. 2. Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey. 3. Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalance of psychiatric disorders and psychiatric help-seeking behaviours in central Eskisehir according to sociodemographic variables. METHOD: In this study, for the purpose of revealing the psychiatric disorder profile of Eskisehir city and evaluating the prevalance of psychiatric disorders according to gender differences and psychiatric help-seeking behaviours; The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) scale and psychiatric help questionnaire were administered to 1475 subjects who were randomly selected from 24 primary health care centers in Eskisehir. RESULTS: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was as follows: at least one mood disorder 37%, anxiety disorders 29%, somatoform disorders - 8.6% and, possible alcohol abuse 7.7%. All diagnoses except possible alcohol abuse were found to be more frequent in women than men. Also It was found that in subjects who were thougth to have a psychiatric disorder, 64% of mood disorder patients, 67% of anxiety disorder patients, 70% of somatoform disorder patients and, 61% of possible alcohol abuse patients can receive appropriate treatment. DISCUSSION: Since psychiatric disorders are common, it is important to direct such patients to appropriate treatment. Therefore, new studies are necessary to find out the prevalance of psychiatric disorders and risky groups as well as to identify the reasons that why such people do not seek for help in different regions of our country.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalance of psychiatric disorders and psychiatric help-seeking behaviours in central Eskisehir according to sociodemographic variables. METHOD: In this study, for the purpose of revealing the psychiatric disorder profile of Eskisehir city and evaluating the prevalance of psychiatric disorders according to gender differences and psychiatric help-seeking behaviours; The Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) scale and psychiatric help questionnaire were administered to 1475 subjects who were randomly selected from 24 primary health care centers in Eskisehir. RESULTS: The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was as follows: at least one mood disorder 37%, anxiety disorders 29%, somatoform disorders - 8.6% and, possible alcohol abuse 7.7%. All diagnoses except possible alcohol abuse were found to be more frequent in women than men. Also It was found that in subjects who were thougth to have a psychiatric disorder, 64% of mood disorderpatients, 67% of anxiety disorderpatients, 70% of somatoform disorderpatients and, 61% of possible alcohol abusepatients can receive appropriate treatment. DISCUSSION: Since psychiatric disorders are common, it is important to direct such patients to appropriate treatment. Therefore, new studies are necessary to find out the prevalance of psychiatric disorders and risky groups as well as to identify the reasons that why such people do not seek for help in different regions of our country.
Authors: M Ansseau; M Dierick; F Buntinkx; P Cnockaert; J De Smedt; M Van Den Haute; D Vander Mijnsbrugge Journal: J Affect Disord Date: 2004-01 Impact factor: 4.839