Evaluation of psychiatric conditions in asymptomatic outpatient clinic patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A significant part of the internal medicine outpatient clinic burden consists of patients who are asymptomatic and intend to have routine check-up tests. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between visit frequency within a year and the undiagnosed anxiety, depressive mood or obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Methods

We included in our study 129 participants who applied for routine check-up tests to our hospital's internal medicine outpatient clinic, without any complaint and known diseases. Individuals were divided into two groups: Group 1 comprised individuals who applied once a year, whereas Group 2 included those who applied more than once a year. Participants underwent routine blood testing, and their mental health was assessed with the Beck

SUBMITTER: Erinc O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856311 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature