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标题：Depressive disorder and its mental comorbidity in patients attending psychiatry OPD at Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur
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作者：M Belbase ; TA Khan ; RK Jalan 等
期刊名称：Journal of Psychiatrists' Association of Nepal
印刷版ISSN：2350-8949
出版年度：2013
卷号：2
期号：2
页码：18-21
DOI：10.3126/jpan.v2i2.9720
语种：English
出版社：Psychiatrists' Association of Nepal
摘要：Background: Depression is one of the commonest mental health problem and its association with suicide as the most common etiology makes it a ruthless killer of all the psychiatric problems we fight with. Identification and management of co-morbid condition is important from the epidemiological and management point of view. Aim of this paper is to study about depression and its psychiatric co-morbidity in the subjects visiting to psychiatric care centre of Nepalgunj medical college. Methods: This was a descriptive study done in patients attending psychiatry OPD of Nepalgunj Medical College, Kohalpur, for six months, from the month of Baisakh to Ashwin 2069. Results: Out of the total 266 subjects (n=266), the most common age group was 21-30 years 98 (36.84%), followed by 11-20 years 67 (25.19%). Female was the dominant gender in both the age groups representing 71 and 47 respectively. The most common co-morbid diagnosis in depression was dissociation 54 (44.26%) followed by headache (27.05%). Other co-morbid diagnosis were; suicidal attempt (5.74%), alcohol use (4.1%) and others (18.85%) Conclusions: Depression is a common psychiatric entity with various psychiatric co-morbidities. The most common co-morbid diagnosis was dissociation, followed by headache. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpan.v2i2.9720 J Psychiatrists’ Association of Nepal Vol.2, No.2, 2013 18-21
关键词：Psychiatry;Depression; Female; Dissociation