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Introduction: Anxiety and depression are the most prevalent mental health conditions, causing significant costs both to the individuals and community. Underrecognition of them is one of the known problems, especially at the level of primary care. Aim: Our study aimed to evaluate the psychological status of the people who approached their general practitioner for common medical conditions. Material and methods: A prospective and singlecentered study (June to September 2022) in a family doctor office in Craiova, Romania, on a sample of 134 patients. It was done a complex medical evaluation, including identification of anxiety and depression through Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results: The subjects were mostly overweight (79.11%), with high blood pressure (70.90%), while sedentarism was present in 39.55%. 35.07% of the subjects were smokers, while 41.78% were alcohol consumers. 21.64% of women and 16.42% of men had anxiety disorder, while depression was present in 10.45% of women, respectively 8.96% of men. The presence of mental disorders was correlated with the lack of physical activity for both anxiety (p<0.05), and depression (p<0.01). Conclusions: The role of the general practitioners is very important in the early recognition of the mental health conditions, which could lead to positive outcomes and reduced burden of disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
