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R K Mahendru1, A K Gupta, D K Bahal
1Psychiatric Division, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur - 208002.
Abstract:
Of the 85 psychiatric patients taken for the study 45 (52.9%) had physical illnesses. Results showed that 84.4 % physically ill patients remained unrecognised at the time of psychiatric consultation. A significantly higher percentage of physically ill patients were drawn from larger families of lower socio-economic status. Significantly higher number of physically ill patients had psychiatric problems of longer duration. Severe types of physical illnesses were mainly found in schizophrenics. Respiratory system was most frequently involved.
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