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Edwina Lawson1, Tom Craig, Dinesh Bhugra
1Honorary Research Worker, Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London.
Background:
Common mental disorders, especially depression, are likely to increase as a result of globalization and industrialization and it is likely that the resultant burden of care will increase proportionately. Women have a higher prevalence of depression and also carry the burden of caring for the affected individuals.
Aim:
To study the psychological symptoms with possible common mental disorders in a primary care setting.
Methods:
One hundred two women of Tamil ethnicity were approached to take part in answering the Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ). The mean age of cases and non-cases were 39 years and 33 years, respectively.
Results:
Nearly three-fifths scored above the cut-off point. Age, physical illness and chronic pain were found to be important factors in the genesis of depression in particular.
Conclusion:
These findings have major implications for any preventative or intervention strategies.
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