Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Patients Seeking Medical Care at General Health Care Settings in 5 Large Cities in China
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Adult
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
- Enrollment
- 8000
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 18 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Greater than or equal to 18 years.
- •Consecutive general internal medical outpatients attending the selected general hospitals in the investigate days(Department of neurology, gastrointestinal, cardiology and gynecology).
- •Informed consent obtained for all patients who will undergo a standardized diagnostic assessment by specialized psychiatrists.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Patients who have been screened on a previous visit.
- •Patients who are unable to complete the survey because of mental or physical incapacity.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified