Depressive symptoms are often unrecognized in gynaecological practice

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• 作者：Buekens ; Pierre ; van Heeringen ; Kees ; Boutsen ; Michel ; Smekens ; Pascale ; Mattellaer ; Pierre
• 关键词：Depression ; Diagnosis ; Female
• 刊名：European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
• 出版年：1998
• 期刊代码：92_03012115
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：October 1, 1998
• 卷：81
• 期：1
• 页码：43-45
• 文件大小：46.2 K

摘要

We performed a study on depressive symptoms in gynaecological practice in Belgium, identifying depressive symptoms according to both practitioners' opinions and the scores on a scale developed to detect depression in general medical settings. According to the 170 participating gynaecologists, 12%of the 2174 women they interviewed had symptoms of depression. However, 35%had two or more positive answers on the Depression Scale, and 19%had four or more positive answers. Our results suggest that depressive symptoms are often not identified in clinical gynaecological practice.