Abstract:BackgroundDepression can easily go unnoticed in routine clinical care. The delay in the diagnosis may increase the risk of chronicity, the number of visits, health care costs and deteriorates the quality of life.1–3ObjectivesEstimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients consulting for the first time and determine if patients with depression had different reasons for consultation and highest score in the visual analog scale (VAS) of pain than patients without depression.MethodsA observational, pros… Show more
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