Correlates of psychiatric morbidity in patients with leprosy.
Indian J Lepr
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2001 Jul-Sep; 73(3): 217-28
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en Inglés
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-55191
ABSTRACT
The relationship between psychiatric morbidity in 30 leprosy patients under treatment as assessed by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and certain variables of their illness and psychosocial factors is examined in this paper. Physical disability and duration of illness were the illness variables considered; knowledge and adjustment were the psychosocial variables included. Bell's Adjustment Inventory (BAI) measured the latter, psychiatric morbidity was positively correlated with physical disability (p < 0.05), knowledge about the disease (p < 0.01) and social, emotional and health maladjustment (p < 0.01), but not with duration of illness (p > 0.05). The importance of appropriate knowledge, social stigma and physical disability in leprosy is discussed in addressing the psychiatric morbidity of leprosy patients.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Adulto
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Lepra
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Persona de Mediana Edad
Tipo de estudio:
Investigación cualitativa
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Indian J Lepr
Asunto de la revista:
Tropical Medicine
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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