1Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatary, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
2Professor, Dept of Psychiatry. Fr. Muller Medical College, Mangalore,
3Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatary, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
4Resident, Dept of Radiology, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
5Associate Professor, Dept of Pathology, J. N. Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka
6Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belgaum
Online published on 17 November, 2012.
1. To study the psychiatric morbidity in patients hospitalized for pulmonary tuberculosis. 2. To study the psychiatric morbidity in relation to socio-demographic variables and clinical variables like duration of illness, duration of stay in hospital and complications of pulmonary tuberculosis.
One hundred cases diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and admitted in medicine and chest wards of a multispeciality hospital were evaluated for psychiatric morbidity. Chi-square test was used for statistical analysis.
Psychiatric morbidity was seen in 46% of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Majority of these cases were depressive disorders followed by anxiety disorders. A statistically significant association was found between depressive disorders and duration of illness, length of hospital stay and anxiety disorders were associated with lower educational status.
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem which is associated with psychiatric morbidity. Hence measures to address psychiatric morbidity are necessary in improving the management of tuberculosis patients.
Psychiatric Morbidity, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Depression and Anxiety Disorder
