Open AccessPrevalence and clinical correlates of depression in chronic kidney disease patients in a tertiary care hospital
Author(s) -
Shivam Gupta,
Nanasaheb M Patil,
Mallikarjun Karishetti,
Bheemsain Tekkalaki
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_272_18
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , medicine , context (archaeology) , mood disorders , dialysis , kidney disease , rating scale , hamilton rating scale for depression , psychiatry , mood , major depressive disorder , anxiety , psychology , paleontology , developmental psychology , macroeconomics , economics , biology
Prognosis and associated complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may result in psychological distress and mood disorders especially depression. Prevalence and clinical correlates of depression in CKD patients in the Indian context are not well studied and established.