Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Patients Seeking Medical Care at General Health Care Settings in China

Overview

Objectives: Primary: To estimate the prevalence of depression and/or anxiety disorder in outpatients attending the general health care settings in China. Secondary: * To estimate gender- and age-specific prevalence of depression and/or anxiety disorder in outpatients attending the general health care settings in China. * To estimate the prevalence of depression and/or anxiety disorder in outpatients attending the general health care settings such as departments of neurology, gastroenterology, cardiology, and gynecology. * To describe the recognition and treatment rate by treating physicians as depression and/or anxiety for outpatients in the general health care settings in China.

This study is designed to investigate the status of identifying depression and/or anxiety disorder with somatic symptoms in general hospitals in China. The study will generate valuable information to the medical community; therefore the early and vigorous treatment is possible. It's in line with China government authorities' target to increase the recognition rate of depression and/or anxiety in primary care settings to more than 50% by the end of 2010. The study will also help to identify specific diagnosis and treatment patterns for depressive / anxious patients and their comorbid conditions.

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