Mental disorders in GHQ-30 positive patients admitted to emergency department (ED) ward or to medical department (MD) wards
| ED | MD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| 556 | 100 | 163 | 100 | |
| ED ward compared with medical wards (mental disorders were grouped in five categories: no disorders, depressive, anxiety, adjustment and other disorders): χ2 = 11.7; df = 4; p = 0.02. | ||||
| GHQ-30 positives | 264 | 47.4 | 88 | 53.9 |
| Mental Disorders | 233 | 41.9 | 77 | 47.2 |
| Anxiety Disorders | 101 | 18.1 | 19 | 11.6 |
| Generalised Anxiety Disorder | 46 | 8.2 | 17 | 10.4 |
| Panic Disorder | 31 | 5.6 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Mixed Anxiety-Depressive Disorder | 15 | 2.7 | − | − |
| Other Anxiety Disorders | 9 | 1.6 | − | − |
| Mood Disorders | 64 | 11.5 | 34 | 20.8 |
| Major Depression | 32 | 5.7 | 18 | 11.0 |
| Dysthymia | 19 | 3.4 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Minor Depressive Disorder | 7 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Other Mood Disorders | 6 | 1.1 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Adjustment Disorders | 49 | 8.8 | 18 | 11.0 |
| Other Disorders | 19 | 3.4 | 6 | 3.6 |