CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDER
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.59354/ydth175.2025.388Keywords:
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorderAbstract
Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients with mixed anxiety and depressive disorders.
Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional study on 120 patients diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depressive disorders who examined and treated Ho Chi Minh City Mental Hospital at the first time from April 2023 to April 2024.
Results: The age group from 30-49 years old accounted for the highest proportion (39.2%), female was the majority (70.8%), the majority of patients were married (69.2%), anxiety symptoms included: worry about the future (98.3%), irritability or tension (75.8%), decreased concentration (60.8%), depressive symptoms included: decreased mood or sadness (96.7%), decreased or lost energy (88.3%), loss of joy or interest (87.5%), insomnia (87.5%), decreased concentration (75%), physical symptoms included: cardiovascular symptoms (84.2%), general physical symptoms - sensory (80.8%).
Conclusion: In mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, anxiety symptoms and depressive symptoms are both high in prevalence. Physical symptoms are diverse and rich with cardiovascular, general body-sensory, respiratory, digestive, urinary-genital symptoms…
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