Depression and demographic characteristics in patients with dermatological disease attending to outpatient department
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Psychology - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: There is strong association seen between dermatological disease and psychiatry comorbidity. Depression worsens dermatological condition and impact quality of life of patient. Objective: To find depression and demographic data in patients with dermatological diseases Methods: The prospective cross sectional study was conducted at Govt. Medical College and Hospital Rajnandgaon (C G) during period of April 2016 to July 2016. Two fifty patients attending to dermatological outpatient included in study. Demographic data obtained and PHQ 9 applied. Data is tabulated in Microsoft excel and analysis done by SPSS version 17. Result: There is significance association between dermatological disease and depression. . In this study of 250 patients, depression present in 61.6 % cases. Among that 32% (80) patients having mild depression, moderate depression present in 28.8% (72) patients of dermatological diseases. Conclusion: Dermatological disease significantly associated with depression. So dermatologist and physician should be aware about depression and patient’s treatment through liaison therapy to improve quality of life of patients.
Authors and Affiliations
Sharad Manore, Pooja Pandey, Neha Sori, Prabhat Pandey, Vidya Laxmi
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