Evaluation de la morbidite' psychiatrique mineure en medecine generale par l'utilisation du questionnaire generale de sante'

ABSTRACT

The authors present the results of a study which try to identify the proportion of general practice out-patients with anxio-depressive disorders [or minor psychiatric morbidity]. The used instrument to identify psychiatric disorders is described and out-patients caracteristics analyzed. Frequency of minor psychiatric disorders is approximate to 44% which is relatively important. This morbidity is more frequent among women, divorced persons, smokers and patients who reported stressful events in the last three months. Although the screening instrument is perfectible, its use seems easy especially because it encourage physicians to replace the patient complaint within a framework who consider different aspects of patients real life