Open AccessA study on psychiatric disorders, body image disturbances, and self-esteem in patients of Cushing's disease
Author(s) -
Akanksha Sharma,
Neena Sawant,
Nalini Shah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_94_18
Subject(s) - psychopathology , medicine , beck depression inventory , depression (economics) , psychiatry , clinical psychology , disease , mania , psychiatric interview , bipolar disorder , anxiety , mood , economics , macroeconomics
Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare endocrine disorder associated with increased serum levels of cortisol secreted due to an underlying tumour in pituitary. Psychiatric disturbances like depression, psychosis, mania along with body image disturbances are seen in patients of CD. Hence, we undertook this research to find the prevalence and type of psychiatric disorders, body image disturbances, and self-esteem in patients of CD.