Investigation of Mental Health in Patients with Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms
Riahi، Frough نويسنده Department of Psychiatry, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran , , Izadi-mazidi، Maryam نويسنده Department of Clinical Psychology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran Izadi-mazidi, Maryam , Khajeddin، Niloufar نويسنده Department of Psychiatry, Golestan Educational Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, IR Iran , , Nasirzadeh، Shahriar نويسنده Specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz, Iran Nasirzadeh, Shahriar , Shafieian، Fatemeh نويسنده School of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Shafieian, Fatemeh , Helalinasab، Ammar نويسنده School of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Helalinasab, Ammar , Deilamani، Mozhgan نويسنده School of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Deilamani, Mozhgan
Objective: Medically unexplained symptoms are physical symptoms, which cannot be explained by organic causes. This study aimed to investigate mental health in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms.
Method: One hundred outpatients who were admitted to the Electro Diagnosis Clinic of Imam Khomeini hospital, Ahvaz/Iran, participated in this study. Data were collected using physical examination, paraclinical examinations, and SCL-90-R, and analyzed through multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test.
Results: The findings revealed significant differences between clients with medically explained and unexplained symptoms in obsessive compulsive and somatization (p<0.05). Differences in depression, anxiety, phobia, psychosis, aggression and paranoia were not significant (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The present study suggested an association between some psychological problems and somatic symptoms. Therefore, screening for psychological impairments can improve clinical outcomes.