Relationship of Somatic Symptoms With Depression Severity, Quality of Life, and Health Resources Utilization in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Seeking Primary Health Care in Spain

To investigate the relationship between the characteristics of somatic symptoms and depression severity, quality of life (QOL), and health resources utilization in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) in primary care setting.This cross-sectional, nationwide epidemiologic study, carried out in 1150 primary care patients with DSM-IV-defined MDD, evaluated the characteristics of somatic symptoms by means of the Standardized Polyvalent...