Background: The American psychiatric association's manual of diagnosis and statistics of psychiatric disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), refers to the clinically important term "mental disorders" for people associated with current distress (painful symptoms). I am. It is conceptualized as a behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern. Or, the risk of suffering from a disorder (disorder of one or more important functional areas) or a significant loss of pain, disability or freedom is greatly increased.
Objectives: To assess the prevalence of common mental disorder and associated factors among patients admitted in the medical and surgical wards in Dilla university referral hospital, Dilla town and South Ethiopia, February 2019.
Materials and methods: Institutional based cross-sectional descriptive study design was conducted by using quantitative data collection methods. The study was conducted at Dilla University Referral Hospital (DURH) from December to May, 2019, which is found in Dilla town, Gedeo zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia.
Results: 176 respondents participated in the study and the response rate was 100%. Studies have shown that the prevalence of common mental disorders in DURH medical and surgical wards is 32.4%. It was found that factors such as gender, age, financial pressure, interpersonal problems and chronic physical diseases were significantly related to the common mental disorders of these patients.
Conclusion and recommendations: The prevalence of common mental disorders in DURH is high. Women, old age, financial stress, relationship problems and chronic medical conditions are all risk factors for a general mental disorder. Thus, patients undergoing treatment in the therapeutic and surgical departments should be screened for general mental disorders.
Published Date: 2023-09-29; Received Date: 2021-12-31
