Abstract: Objective To study psychological status of the pulmonary tuberculosis and provide social-psychological base for perfect the comprehensive support for tuberculosis treatment. Methods Symptom Check List 90(SCL-90)questionnaire,were used to investigate 70 case of tuberculosis patient. Results Positive factors(SCL-90)of the pulmonary tuberculosis patients were significantly higher than standard modle(0.05>P>0.01),especially somatization,depression and anxiety(PP<0.05).The degree of depression in middle aged group is higher than that in the young and ones(P<0.05).The disturbances among the educated were more setious than these with little education(P<0.05).There was much different in the state of mind in the length of sickness(P<0.05). Conclusion The scope of the mental disturbances of TB patient is serious and wide.The psychosocial intervention is necessary alone with the chemical treatment.

Key words: Pulmonary tubecculosis, Psychological disturbance, Symptom check-list 90(SCL90)