A study on correlation of the Quality of life in depressive disorder either associated with or without thyroid dysfunction

Dr. Manish Borasi; Abhilove kamboj

Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2018

A study on correlation of the Quality of life in depressive disorder either associated with or without thyroid dysfunction

Dr. Manish Borasi, Abhilove Kamboj

Abstract :

Introduction:Depression is one of the leading causes of disease worldwide. Depression is associated with significant impairment in work and daily social and psychological well–being. The relation between thyroid function and depression has long been recognized. Patients with thyroid disorders are more prone to develop depressive symptoms and conversely depression may be accompanied by various subtle thyroid abnormalities.

Materials and method: The study was carried out on patients registered in psychiatry clinic at tertiary neuropsychiatry center suffering from depressive disorder as per the ICD–10(DCR).Severity of depression will be rated using HAM–D. Thyroid profile of those patients who gave consent was done in laboratory of neurochemistry department. The WHOQOL–BREF item scale was used to study the quality of life. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Scale Contains 26 items, which constitutes 4 domains–physical health, psychological health, social relationship and environment.

Results and conclusion: Patients with higher HDRS scores on depression have poorer Quality of Life in the Physical, Psychological, Social Relationship, and Environmental domains of WHO–QOL BREF. The Quality of Life has been found to be more compromised in patients of depressive disorder with hypothyroidism, as compared to patients of depressive disorder without hypothyroidism.