A study of prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients suffering from tuberculosis

OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to determine the point prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients suffering from tuberculosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Total of 100 consecutive cases were included who were already diagnosed with tuberculosis after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Too...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Kunal, Kumar, Abhinit, Chandra, Prakash, Kansal, Hari Mohan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4943123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27453861
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.184641
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to determine the point prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients suffering from tuberculosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Total of 100 consecutive cases were included who were already diagnosed with tuberculosis after applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Tools used were General Health Questionnaire 12 (GHQ-12), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS). RESULT: Out of 100 cases, 74 cases found to be having psychiatric symptoms, in which 35 cases were suffering from depression and 39 were suffering from anxiety. CONCLUSION: Psychiatric morbidity was present in the diagnosed cases of tuberculosis. Proper psycho education, timely intervention in the form of proper diagnosis and specific treatment was required. It should also be evaluated further on a bigger target population.

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