Purna Chandra Pradhan
Department of Community Medicine, Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College & Hospital, IndiaPublications
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Research
Psychiatric Co-Morbidities in Patients with Leprosy-A Hospital-Based Study from South Odisha
Author(s): Ananta Charan Meher, Sibasish Patro, Sanjeev Supakar* and Purna Chandra Pradhan*
Leprosy is a chronic disease caused by mycobacterium leprae. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence & nature of psychiatric disorders in patients with leprosy attending a tertiary care hospital in south Odisha and evaluate its association with socio-demographic & clinical variables. The study was conducted on 100 patients between the ages of 18-60 who had Hansen's disease in an out-patient setting and at the dermatology department of SLN Medical College and Hospital, Koraput. The study sample was tested for mental illness using specially prepared pro-forma and the ICD 10 Mental Illness Checklist. Our study shows that the prevalence of mental illness among leprosy patients was 34%. Among all the mental disorders, depression was the most common followed by anxiety. Patients living in cities had significantly lower mental illness compared to semiurban and .. Read More»