CORRELATION OF PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITIES WITH SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERSONS WITH LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY.

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Dr. Krishnendu Mondal
Dr. Pankaj Gupta
Prof. Adya Shanker Srivastava
Prof. Amit Rastogi
Ruchi Jaiswal

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  • Background: More than a billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability, or about 15% of the world’s population. Inability to work as a productive member of the society bears a huge psychological stress among persons with disability.

  • Aims: The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of psychiatric morbidities in persons with locomotor disability with relation to their socio-demographic variables.

  • Methods: 100 persons who fulfilled the criteria of Loco motor disability were included in the study. Psychiatric evaluation was done as per ICD-10.The severity of morbidity was assessed using rating scales (HAM-D, HAM-D, BPRS).The severity of loco motor disability was measured as per disability guidelines of Govt. of India. Statistical analysis was done using simple statistical analysis like Chi square test, t- test , p value for significance and correlation coefficient.

  • Results: Out of 100 patients 76% were found to have psychiatric illness. . Depressive Episodes was the most common psychiatric illness found in 41% of patients. Female gender was associated with significant psychiatric morbidity(p<0.05). Patients with disability percentage > 70% found to have greater psychiatric morbidity than its counterpart of 40 - 70%. (P < 0.002)

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