“Neutrophil To Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) In Patients with Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorder: A Correlational Study”

BACKGROUND: Acute and transient psychotic disorder (ATPD) is characterized by an acute onset (within 2 weeks) of delusions and hallucinations causing behavioral disorganization. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) alteration is an inexpensive subclinical marker to understand the inflammatory pathogenesis of ATPD. METHODOLOGY: We investigated the NLR to explore the causative etiology of ATPD using data from psychiatric OPD and ward of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. NLR of patients diagnosed with ATPD (F23, ICD-10) was correlated with disease severity assessed using the Brief psychiatric rating scale (BPRS) and Clinician-rated dimensions of psychosis symptom severity scale (CRDPSS) respectively. RESULT: High NLR was seen in most ATPD patients which corroborated with disease severity and late return to premorbid functioning. Statistical significance of particular(s) will be discussed at the time of presentation.