P01-157 - Comorbidity of generalized anxiety disorder with mayor depression in primary care

Introduction Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is the second more frequent disorder after mayor depression in primary care. It has great impact in patients functioning and consumption of health services. The clinical presentation in this setting, predominantly somatic, and its frequent comorbidity may lead to underdiagnosed and mistreatment. Features of GAD in this setting are evaluated. Methods An epidemiological and multicenter study was carried out, collecting demographic data and clinical history, on a randomly selected representative sample of 225 patients from three primary care centers of the area of Madrid (Spain). Also Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) and Dream Questionnaire of Oviedo were reported. Chi-square test were used to compare in patients diagnosed of GAD versus other psychiatric patients and non-psychiatric diagnosed. Results and conclusions Clinic prevalence of GAD was 11,1% in the sample. In GAD cases, mayor depression was found in 68,0% (Chi2, p On the other hand, the presence of depressive symptoms were significantly higher in GAD patients (U test, p Better clinical diagnosis tools and longitudinal studies might be proceed to clear this relation and improve its treatment.