OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to validate the eight-item dichotomised version of
the Symptoms Check List (SCL-8d) as a screening tool for psychiatric disorders. METHODS …

This cross-sectional psychiatric and cardiological study compared patients with and without
coronary artery disease (CAD) with respect to psychiatric morbidity, psychological factors …

Fundamento y objetivo La ansiedad y la depresión son frecuentes en enfermos
hospitalizados. Su relación con la gravedad de la enfermedad es objeto de discusión. La …

Aim: Psychiatric disorders are easily underestimated and under‐recognized by physicians.
The aim of the present study was to investigate the change in accuracy of recognizing …

Background Considering many patients receive care from general hospitals, these
healthcare institutions are uniquely situated to address mental and physical health needs …

This book is based on extensive research in assessment and treatment of patients with
functional disorders and provides a thorough background to functional disorders as well as …

A considerable amount of literature has described the prevalence of anxiety in patients with
the lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Few, if any, papers have …

This study examined whether symptoms of depression and concomitant anxiety differed
between older and younger medical outpatients referred to a behavioral medicine clinic. In a …

There are few studies on the development of anxiety and depression in orthopaedics and
trauma (O&T) inpatients. We designed a cross-sectional study aimed at comparing the …

Objective: To review population‐based studies on the association between common mental
disorders and the use of general (non‐mental) health care services. Method: Literature …