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. 1994 Oct-Dec;36(4):170–172.

PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN

SS Kachhwaha 1,*, VS Chadda 2, AK Singhwal 3, P Bhardwaj 4
PMCID: PMC2972498  PMID: 21743696

Abstract

Fifty cases of chronic non-specific abdominal pain were studied prospectively. All patients were subjected to a detailed clinical examination and investigations related to gastrointestinal system. A full psychiatric assessment was done with application of Goldberg's 60 item's General Health Questionnaire. Thirty four (68%) patients had psychiatric symptoms, of whom twenty six (52%) had a definite psychiatric illness while the remaining eight patients had organic illness. Sixteen patients (32%) had a pure organic illness. Dysthymic disorder constituted the main (22%) psychiatric illness.

Keywords: abdominal pain, endoscopy gastrointestinal, psychiatric status rating scales, psychiatry

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