Volume : VII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

A STUDY ON PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY IN COPD PATIENTS

Dr. Insha Mehraj Kak, Dr. S. J. X. Sugadev, Dr. T. Kumanan

Abstract :

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic illness. Untreated and un– recognized depression and anxiety symptoms have deleterious effects on physical and social functioning. The cause of depressive and anxiety symptoms are multi factorial in nature including behavioral, social and biological factors. Symptoms of Depression and anxiety are challenging to identify and treat and less than one third of COPD patients with co–morbid anxiety and depression are receiving appropriate treatment. The aim of our study is to find the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients of COPD and in subgroups according to duration of illness, sex and severity classification.

Keywords :

COPD   Depression   Anxiety.  

Article: Download PDF    DOI : https://www.doi.org/10.36106/paripex  

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DR.INSHA MEHRAJ KAK, DR.S.J.X.SUGADEV, DR.T.KUMANAN, A STUDY ON PSYCHIATRIC COMORBIDITY IN COPD PATIENTS, PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-4 | April-2018


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