Open AccessPsychological correlates and psychiatric morbidity in patients with Dhat syndrome
Author(s) -
Sandeep Grover,
Sunil Gupta,
Ajit Avasthi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.166637
Subject(s) - alexithymia , depression (economics) , comorbidity , anxiety , medicine , psychiatry , premature ejaculation , somatization disorder , clinical psychology , psychology , somatization , psychoanalysis , economics , macroeconomics
The aim of this study was to examine psychological factors in the form of somatosensory amplification, alexithymia and hypochondriasis in patients with Dhat syndrome. Secondary aims of the study were: (1) To evaluate the influence of psychiatric comorbidity on the psychological correlates; (2) to compare the prevalence of psychological correlates in those with Dhat syndrome and in those with depression and somatoform disorders.