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Background: Hepatitis C virus infection is a public health problem worldwide, clinicians are suggesting that it may be associated with the depression even if there is no interferon therapy started
Objective: To assess the prevalence of depression in untreated patients of Hepatitis C
Place and Duration of Study: This despriptive study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, Bahawal Victoria Hospital and Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, from January 4, 2012 to April 9, 2012
Patients and Methods: The sample consisted of 100 patients visiting Outpatient Department [Male 42, Female 58], pre-diagnosed HCV positive, not getting any treatment for Hepatitis C. They were interviewed and results were analyzed using SPSS version 16, from the entries in a Performa and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression
Results: Mean age of our patients was 37.82 years. Depression was found in 38% of the patients, 12% patients had mild depression, 20% patients had moderate depression, 4% patients had severe depression and 2% patients had very severe depression
Conclusion: Our study corroborates presence of depression among patients who did not take any treatment for Hepatitis C, suggesting that depression may also caused by disease process itself
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Prevalence of depression in Dissociative [Conversion] disorder Patients. The study was conducted in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science / Bahawal Victoria Hospital and Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, from February 2012 to May 2012. The sample consisted of 100 consecutive in patients [Female 84, Male 16] of Dissociative [Conversion] disorder. They were interviewed and results were analyzed from the entries in a Performa and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Majority of the patients were female [84%], uneducated [54%] and unmarried [60%]. Mean age of our patients was 21.84 +/- 7.29 years. Depression was found in 76% of patients. Out of 76 depressed patients had moderate depression, 24 had severe depression. Our study collaborates that depression was present in high proportion in patients with dissociative [conversion] disorder, which shows that co-morbid depression should not be over looked in these patients. It is recommended that every patient presenting with dissociative [Conversion] disorder should be assessed for co-morbid depression and should be managed accordingly
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Humans , Male , Female , Dissociative Disorders , Conversion Disorder , Tertiary Care Centers , Hospitals, Teaching , PrevalenceABSTRACT
Prevalence of Depression in patients presenting with Alcohol and Drug addiction. The study was conducted in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Bahawal Victoria Hospital and Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur from March, 2009 to May, 2009. The sample consisted of 50 in-patients [Male 46, Female 4] with Alcohol and Drug addiction. They were interviewed and results were analysed from the entries in a Performa and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression. Majority of the patients were male [92%], age group majority [74%] were between 21-40 years. Depression was found in 23[46%] patients, 14[28%] had severe depression and 9[18%] had mild to moderate depression. Significant numbers of patients of alcohol and drug addiction have depression as co-morbidity, which can have important implications in the aetiology and prognosis. So every patient seeking treatment for alcohol and drug addiction should be assessed for depression and we should develop a protocol to treat depression in these patients