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Background: Troublesome tumors (Skin adnexal tumors (SAT)) pose a major diagnostic difficulties because of their wide spectrum and variants, their rarity, differentiation along two or more adnexal lines and their complicated nomenclature to both the surgeon and the pathologist. Histopathology is the gold standard of diagnosis with immunohistochemistry playing a limited role.Materials and methods: A Prospective study of skin adnexal tumors (n =25) diagnosed on histopathological examination over a period of 2 years (June 2015 to May 2017). All slides were stained with H & E.Results: Majority of the patients are in the third and fourth decade. Females outnumbered the males.Twenty-two tumors are benign and 3 are malignant. Most common skin adnexal tumors are Hair follicle origin tumors comprising of 15cases (60%). In that most common benign tumor is Trichoepithelioma. Head and neck region is the commonest site involved.Conclusion: Skin adnexal tumors are relatively rare. Benign adnexal tumors are more common than the malignant lesions. Histopathology is essential to confirm the diagnosis.
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Background: The most serious and frequent mental disorders worldwide is depression. Depression is also known for second major cause of morbidity after cardiovascular disease throughout the world by 2020 as predicted by the World Health Organisation. Various treatment options are available for treating depression which includes pharmacological and non-pharmacological. Non-pharmacological treatment options like yoga, meditation and music therapy are gaining importance. Objectives: To assess the efficacy of music therapy in reducing the severity of depression using 10- item, clinician administered Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) among depression patients. Materials and methods: Music therapy was administered to depression patients weekly two sessions for one hour duration over a period of 2 months. The impact of this was measured by using MADRS rating scale. Results: The mean score of depression as assessed by MADRS was reduced significantly from 32.90±14.16 to 2.00±1.76 (P<0.05). Conclusion: Music therapy with Indian classical music is beneficial in alleviating the severity of symptoms of depression among depression patients.