Depression: A case study from Cambodia

摘要

Mr. C, a 22-year-old single man from a distant province, arrived at our private medical and psychiatric clinic in Phnom Penh, carried by his father. On arrival, Mr. C was pale, severely malnourished (weight, 37 kg; BMI, 12.4), with a nasogastric tube in place; his arms and legs were tremulous and in a flexed position. His pulse was 97 and his respiratory rate 24; he was afebrile but had a cough. Mr. C did not respond to his name or to simple commands. He made no eye contact, looked sad, and did not speak, either spontaneously or in response to questioning. We obtained the following information from his father.