Can We Determine Depressive Conditions on the Basis of Somatic Symptoms? A Cross-sectional Study of Depressive Conditions among Japanese Patients at a University Hospital General Medicine Clinic

Objective We evaluated the relationship between somatic symptoms and depressive conditions among patients visiting the general medicine clinic of a university hospital. Methods We distributed interview forms to 332 consecutive patients who visited our clinic for the first time between March and July 2011. Somatic symptoms were rated using a symptom checklist, and depressive conditions were evaluated using the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale...