Open AccessANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
Author(s) -
Muhammad Naveed Aslam,
Umar Farooq Qureshi,
Muhammad Ather Nadeem
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2016.23.03.1484
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , anxiety , cirrhosis , observational study , mood , hepatitis c , chronic liver disease , population , chronic hepatitis , cross sectional study , psychiatry , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , virus , environmental health , economics , macroeconomics
Introduction: Chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) is a leading health issue for Pakistan.Other than the late complications of chronic liver disease, such as cirrhosis and hepatocellularcarcinoma, a high frequency of anxiety and mood-disorder related symptoms has beendescribed. Objective: To evaluate the morbidity Chronic Hepatitis C causes in the form of anxietyand depression in the affected individuals. Study Design: Observational, cross-sectional study.Setting: Medical Outdoor in Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Multan. Period: 1st October 2014 to 1st March2015. Methodology: In patients presenting with Chronic Hepatitis C and evaluated them forthe presence of anxiety and depression using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Score. We foundhigh prevalence of anxiety (36.6%) and Depression (29.2%) in the study population. The studypopulation consisted of 281 patients with CHC (175 males---62.3% and 106 females37.7 %,mean age 39.3 ± 11.3). Results: Out of 281 patients, 94 (33.4%) were in the age group from16-30 years, 104 (37%) in the age group 31-45 years whereas 68 (24.2%) were from the agegroup 40-60 years. Patients with were 103 (36.6%), while 178 patients were normal. Patientswith depression were 82 (29.2%). Conclusion: Chronic Hepatitis C is associated with highpercentage of anxiety and depression in the affected individuals and adds to the morbidity ofthe disease.