Correlation between social factors and anxiety-depression in function dyspepsia: do relationships exist?

Introduction: Function dyspepsia (FD) may cause patients to suffer from anxiety and depression, and psychosocial disorders would have a significant effect on FD symptoms.

Aim: To examine the prevalence of anxiety and depression among function dyspepsia (FD) patients and to identify social factors of anxiety-depression among FD patients.

Material And Methods: Patients with FD, who fulfilled the Rome III criteria, were enrolled.