Although somatic complains are the predominant reasons for seeking general medical care,
there has been limited research on the clinical presentation of somatic symptoms in primary …

Background: Psychiatric disorders including anxiety, depression, somatization, obsessive
compulsive, and bipolar disorders are recognized as causing the biggest burden of disease …

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 …

Background Many primary health care (PHC) clients come in with medically unexplained
complaints, leading to frequent consultations and high usage of services and healthcare …

Background There are no published studies on the comorbidity of common mental
conditions (anxiety, depression, and somatization) and physical illnesses in the Arab world …

Background A substantial proportion of primary clinic attendees suffer from psychiatric
disorders and many of them are neither recognized nor adequately treated by primary clinic …

Psychiatric and physical morbidities among patients referred from primary health care [‎ PHC]‎
centres and general hospitals [‎ GH]‎ in Al-Qassim region were compared. Thus, 540 …

Objective. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of psychological distress and
associated factors among outpatients in an urban hospital in South Africa. Method. A sample …

The prevalence of hidden psychiatric morbidity was assessed using the General Health
Questionnaire [‎ GHQ]‎ and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale [‎ HAD]‎. A total of 149 Bahraini …

The aim of this study was to examine the gender differences in the prevalence of
somatoform disorders among a sample of Qatari patients who were visiting primary health …