TITLE:
Current Symptoms of Depression at the National Psychiatric Hospital of Thiaroye
AUTHORS:
Ndiaye-Ndongo Ndèye Dialé, Sylla Aida, Bague Boubacar, Fall Lamine, Thiam Mamadou Habib
KEYWORDS:
Depression, Symptoms, Senegal
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.6,
May
18,
2015
ABSTRACT: Depression is a complex disorder which
requires a degree of subtle knowledge of its various clinical expressions in
order to be able to provide treatment at an early stage. In light of changes in
families and patients, the authors engaged in a psychiatric study of current
symptoms of depression. A retrospective study was carried out at the National
Psychiatric Hospital of Thiaroye in Senegal from January 1st to December 31st
of 2011. It related to the clinical observation of outpatients who had been
diagnosed with depression. We found that insomnia occurred most frequently
(73.9%), followed by somatic complaints (34.3%). Hallucinations and
cenesthopathies occurred in 14.0% and 12.6% of cases, which was much less
frequent than what had been observed previously. Symptoms such as delirious
ideas are no longer the most common aspect of depression. Suicidal thoughts
were found to be more frequent than in prior studies, although the tendency to
act on these thoughts was still less than before. Thus, societal changes have
had an impact on the expression of depressive disorders, and mental health
experts should take heed of this.