Psychosomatic Complaints of Ear, Nose and Throat Patients in A Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Somatic complaints of psychological origin are wide­ spread in Nigeria. Though also found among normals, they are observed in varying degrees found different groups of mentally and physically at especially among ear, nose and throat (E.N.T.) patients. To determine the significance of the level of manifestation of these symptoms among E.N.T. patients, fifty E.N.T. patients were compared with fifty neurotic patients by making use of the Enugu Somatization Scale. Sixty-nine medical out-pattents and normals were also used as control groups. E.N.T. patients manifested these complaints significantly. The implications for the treat­ment of E.N.T. patients especially in Nigeria were stressed