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Table 2 Presenting symptoms/reasons for consulting primary care physician reported by people with common mental disorders

From: The explanatory models of depression and anxiety in primary care: a qualitative study from India

 

Categories

Male

Female

Total

  

n = 30

n = 87

n = 117

1.

ACHES & PAINS

22 (73%)

82 (94%)

104 (89%)

1a

Head

11 (36%)

43 (49%)

54

1b

Limbs

8 (26%)

41 (47%)

49

1c

Generalized

6 (20%)

34 (39%)

40

1d

Back

4 (13%)

24 (28%)

28

1e

Chest

5 (17%)

20 (23%)

25

1f

Abdominal

7 (23%)

14 (16%)

21

1 g

Neck

5 (17%)

13 (14%)

18

2

LACK OF SLEEP

30 (100%)

74 (85%)

104 (89%)

3.

AUTONOMIC SYMPTOMS

21 (70%)

76 (87%)

97 (82%)

3a

Giddiness/fainting

10 (33%)

55 (63%)

65

3b

Palpitations

11 (37%)

49 (56%)

60

3c

Numbness/cramps

3 (10%)

30 (34%)

33

3d

“Blood pressure”

5 (17%)

15 (17%)

20

3e

Difficulty breathing

5 (16.7%)

10 (11%)

15

3f

Burning sensations

2 (6.7%)

10 (11%)

12

3g

Trembling

3 (10%)

5 (6%)

8

4.

WEAKNESS & TIREDNESS

19 (63%)

74 (85%)

93 (79%)

5

LACK OF APPETITE

8 (27%)

26 (30%)

34 (29%)

6.

COLD/FEVER

5 (17%)

23 (26%)

28 (23%)

7

GYNECOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS

NA

33 (38%)

NA