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Table 3 Perceived sign and symptoms for mental health problems of patients at JUSH psychiatry department, Ethiopia, 2010

From: Patterns of treatment seeking behavior for mental illnesses in Southwest Ethiopia: a hospital based study

Perceived Illness

No (N = 384)

%

Psychological and Behavioral Problems

Anxiety related

365

95.1

Depression related

360

93.8

Interpersonal problems

318

82.8

Other neurotic symptoms

296

77.1

Violent or aggressive behavior

254

66.1

Other disturbed behavior

201

52.3

Suicide attempt

181

47.1

Drug related problems

147

38.3

Alcohol related problem

79

20.6

Other organic symptoms

61

15.9

Fits/alterations of consciousness

34

8.9

Psychotic symptoms

16

4.2

Somatic symptoms

Sleep disturbance

348

90.6

Headache

222

57.8

Weakness/lethargy

123

32.0

Loss of weight

102

26.6

Dizziness

87

22.7

Fever

56

14.6

Abdominal pain

50

13.0

Cough/cold/influenza

36

9.4

Back/chest pain

34

8.9

Genito-urinary symptoms

32

8.3

Other somatic symptoms

16

4.2