Depressive disorder in patients undergoing general surgical operations / 中华外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the prevalence of depressive disorder in patients undergoing general surgical operations.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>One hundred and four patients who had undergone general surgical operations were investigated. Each patient filled in the self rating depression scale (SDS) as the baseline data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among these patients 40.4% of them had depressive disorder. The major factors for the prevalence of depression were sex, educational background and malignant diseases.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>A certain proportion of patients undergoing general surgical operations have depressive disorder. It is important to recognize and treat for this disorder.</p>