Open AccessThe necessity of psychological interventions to improve compliance with Tuberculosis treatment and reduce psychological distress
Author(s) -
Neeraj Agarwal,
Parth Sarthi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1404_20
Subject(s) - medicine , asha , psychological intervention , mental health , population , marital status , distress , disease , mental illness , family medicine , tuberculosis , regimen , psychiatry , clinical psychology , environmental health , surgery , philosophy , linguistics , pathology
One of the major obstacles in treating TB is the patient's nonadherence to the treatment regimen resulting in prolonged disease transmission and development of resistance to anti-TB drugs. An individual's mental health affects his/her adaptation to the disease. Mental health issues and TB both are inextricably connected and research into this area will provide an opportunity to develop a more holistic model of TB treatment and prevention.