Psychiatric disorders are commonly seen in surgical patients and surgeons are less likely to seek opinion from psychiatrists than physicians. The present study was conducted to evaluate psychological morbidity in patients with major abdominal surgeries. Materials & Methods:86 patients who underwent major abdominal surgeries of both genders were subjected to mental status examination in the post operative period. Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) administered to screen for psychiatric problems. ICD 10 classificatory system was used to diagnose psychiatric disorders. Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in post operative state was recorded. Results: Out of 86 patients, males were 50 and females were 36. Type of abdominal surgery was incisional hernia repair in 21, umbilical hernia repair in 24, open cholecystectomy in 10, lap cholecystectomy in 16, open appendicectomy in 8 and lap appendicectomy in 7. Psychiatric morbidity was nil in 54, phobia in 5, depression in 16, anxiety neurosis in 4, conversion reaction in 3, brief psychotic disorder in 4, Sexual satisfaction was not applicablein 20, not satisfactory in 10 and satisfactory in 56., Marital satisfaction was disharmony in 26 and satisfactory in 60. The difference was significant (P< 0.05