[[[ Objectives: ]]] To determine the pattern of psychiatric morbidity prevalent among leprosy patients and to compare it with two control groups; those suffering from Tinea vesicolor and Normal subjects. [[[ Design: ]]] Eighty-eight leprosy patients were matched for age and sex with those suffering from Tinea vesicolor as well as normal subjects. The subjects were assessed for psychiatric morbidity through a clinical interview with PSE-9. [[[ Results: ]]] The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among leprosy patients (580/1000) was significantly more than those with tinea vesicolor patients (182/1000) and normal subjects (148/1000) (p < 0.05). Depressive illness was the most common diagnosis in the three groups. [[[ Conclusions: ]]] Leprosy patients are more likely to manifest with psychiatric illness than those suffering from Tinea vesicolor and normal subjects.
A Case Control Study of Psychiatric Morbidities among Subjects with Leprosy in Lagos, Nigeria
나이지리아 라고스에서 한센병 환자의 정신적 질병에 대한 사례 대조 연구
[Category] 한센병,
[Article Type] journal-article
[Source] pubmed
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