ABSTRACT
Cross sectional survey was done to identify the extent to psychiatric disorders among the attendants of Internal Medicine Clinic. A total of 252 patients were taken by systemic random sample. Two stages screening design was adapted in this study. In the first stage, the total sample was screened for the presence or absence of psychological disorders by the General Health Questionnaire [GHQ]. In the second stage, the GHQ positive [+ ve] [probable cases] were interviewed using a Psychiatric Assessment Schedule [PAS]. One hundred and four patients had scored above the cute-off point [41.27%] and they were statistically significant in females, adult period, married persons. Mood disorders were the commonest disorders [35.57%] followed by anxiety disorders [28.84%] and adjustment disorders were 15.38%. The most common physical symptoms associated with psychiatric disorders were abdominal pain, headache, dyspnea, drowsiness, chest pain, backache and palpitations. The importance of secondary prevention was discussed