The Differences in Somatoform Disorder in Terms of Age and Gender among patients at Khartoum Hospitals’ state.

KAMAL ELZIBAIR HAMED ELMALIK, SALWA

doi:10.21608/edusohag.2020.107729

The Differences in Somatoform Disorder in Terms of Age and Gender among patients at Khartoum Hospitals’ state.

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلف

SALWA KAMAL ELZIBAIR HAMED ELMALIK

Assistant Professor at King Khalid University Abha - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

10.21608/edusohag.2020.107729

المستخلص

This study aimed to reviewing the differences between somatoform disorder (somatomization) in term of age (children below 18 years and adults above 18 years) and gender (male/female). Two sources of data used; the first source is the previous studies to use in the systematic review. The second part was the quantitative sources in which information list was used through which information about age distribution and gender of the patients during the period from January to December( 2014) which were obtained from practioners in the field of psychology who working in psychological health hospitals in Khartoum State. The collected data analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS), calculating the percentages and the differences by chi squire test. The study revealed that there are significant differences between children below 18 years and adults above 18 years. In addition, there is a significant difference in somatoform disorder among Sudanese patients male and female in mental Health Hospitals in Khartoum State.

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