Key result
Psychiatric evaluation of 100 cardiology outpatients revealed that 75% had psychiatric problems, predominantly panic disorder and depression, and mostly exhibited type A personality characteristics.
Population
n=100 patients attending a cardiology outpatient department, selected by non-probability purposive method
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Psychiatric screening may warrant consideration in cardiology clinics; cross-sectional data leave open whether evaluation improves outcomes.
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
There is a high prevalence (75%) of psychiatric morbidity, particularly depression and panic disorder, among patients presenting to cardiology outpatient clinics with somatic complaints.
Goyal et al. (2001) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiac outpatient (n=100). Psychiatric evaluation was evaluated on Psychiatric problems. Psychiatric evaluation of 100 cardiology outpatients revealed that 75% had psychiatric problems, predominantly panic disorder and depression, and mostly exhibited type A personality characteristics.
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