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KMID : 0355219970220020373
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Journal of Korean Academy Oral Medicine
1997 Volume.22 No. 2 p.373 ~ p.382
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A STUDY ON THE ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION OF NEW DENTAL OUTPATIENTS
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Abstract
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The anxiety and depression level of new outpatients were studied clinically by means of The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(HAD). 64 males and 97 females were subjected at local dental clinic and also 61 males and 91 females were studied at the Dept of Oral Medicine, PNUH, during period from 1996 to 1997.
The obtained results were as follows
1. Anxiety disorder was 17.76% in the new dental outpatients of university hospital and 13.66% in the local dental clinic and depression disorder was 7.23% an the university hospital and 3.72% in the local dental clinic. 2. Mean values of depression and anxiety level were within normal range.
3. Anxiety level in female was significantly higher than that in male at the local dental dinic(p<0.05).
4. Anxiety and depression level in university hospital outpatients decreased in order of dent, housewife and student(p<0.01). .
5. The outpatients of university hospital with lower education level showed more anxious and depressed.
6. Anxiety and depression of unmarried group of new outpatients in university hospital was higher than that of married group.
Through the above results, proper treatment plans will be demanded in the dental procedure, because psychologic disorders as anxiety and depression were included in the 25% of new outpatients of university hospital and 17% at local dental clinic.
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