Psychosocial Correlates of Patients with Leprosy in Lagos.

Erinfolami, AR; Adeyemi, JA

doi:10.4314/njpsyc.v6i2.39912

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“…A previous study had reported that the rate of psychiatric morbidity in the general population was 20%. [ 35 ] Erinfolami and Adeyemi,[ 18 ] in a study of psychosocial correlates of subjects with leprosy in Lagos Nigeria had reported a prevalence of 36.7%. This study has higher morbidity figure.…”

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“…The subjects with albinism had specific psychiatric morbidity as depression 51.2%, GAD 26.8%, drugs/alcohol abuse 7.3%, nonspecific symptoms 10.5% and 5.3% had no psychopathology. Erinfolami and Adeyemi[ 18 ] reported the prevalence rate of depression to be 35.7% among subjects with leprosy. This is higher than the rate in the general population.…”

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“…The authors suggested that depression and anxiety may be related to some irritating lesions of the nervous system brought by the mycobacterium toxin. Erinfolami and Adeyemi[ 18 ] reported the rate of anxiety disorder to be 20.8% among subjects with leprosy. Scott[ 11 ] reported that all subjects with leprosy he studied who were suffering from psychiatric illness had depression.…”

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“…Erinfolami and Adeyemi,[ 18 ] in a study of psychosocial correlates of subjects with leprosy in Lagos, Nigeria reported a prevalent rate of psychiatric morbidity of subjects with leprosy to be 36.7% as against 16.7% in the general population and 13.5% in patients with tinea versicolor. The psychiatric disorders found in the study were mainly depressive disorder (35.5%), anxiety disorder (20.8%) and schizophrenia (1%).…”

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Psychiatric morbidity among subjects with leprosy and albinism in South east Nigeria: A comparative study

Uwakwe

Onyeama

et al. 2015

Ann Med Health Sci Res

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Background:Skin, which is the largest organ in the body, carries immense psychological significance. Disfiguring skin disorders may impact negatively on the mental health of individuals.Aim:This study compared the psychiatric morbidity of subjects with leprosy and albinism.Subjects and Methods:One hundred subjects with leprosy and 100 with albinism were interviewed. Sociodemographic questionnaire and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) assessed the sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric morbidity, respectively. GHQ positive cases and 10% of noncases for each group were interviewed with Mini International Neuropsychiatric Inventory for specific ICD-10 diagnoses.Results:Fifty-five percent (55/100) subjects with leprosy were GHQ positive cases while 41% (41/100) with albinism were GHQ positive cases. The risk of developing psychiatric morbidity was significantly higher in subjects with leprosy than in subjects with albinism (OR = 1.76, CI = 1.00 – 3.08, P = 0.04). The prevalence of specific psychiatric disorders among subjects with leprosy were depression 49% (49/100), generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) 18% (18/100), alcohol/drug abuse 16% (16/100), whereas in albinism depression was 51% (51/100), GAD 27% (27/100), and alcohol/drug abuse 7% (7/100). Male, married and uneducated subjects with leprosy had significantly higher psychiatric morbidity than the male, married and uneducated subjects with albinism, respectively.Conclusion:Psychiatric morbidity was higher in subjects with leprosy than in subjects with albinism. Male, married and uneducated subjects with leprosy significantly had higher morbidity than male, married and uneducated subjects with albinism respectively.

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Psychiatric morbidity among subjects with leprosy and albinism in South east Nigeria: A comparative study

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Onyeama

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“…Some studies in Nigeria have demonstrated high rates of psychiatric morbidities among patients with somatic complaints [24,25,26]. Depression and Anxiety disorders rank highest in order of frequency of occurrence [24,25].…”

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Pattern of psychiatric morbidity and somatic symptoms in a family medicine clinic of a University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

Nduanya¹,

Odinka²,

Ndukuba³

et al. 2022

Int. J. Sci. Res. Arch.

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Introduction: Unexplained distressing bodily complaints like localised heaviness in the body, tingling, heat, pain and crawling sensations, unattributable to physical pathology and psychiatric morbidity, are common among patients that attend Family Medicine Clinic. Objectives: The study assessed patterns of psychiatric morbidity and somatisation symptoms Family Medicine Clinic of a University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 81 somatising patients were part of a case-control study, selected by a consecutive sampling of 89 patients at the Family Medicine Clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Data was collected using the PHQ-15 and MINI plus English Version 6.0 and analysed with SPSS 21. Results: Seventy-six (93.3%) of the participants had psychiatric diagnoses. The most prevalent symptoms were heat sensations (75.3%), pain sensations (61.7%), crawling sensations (51.9%), heaviness (46.9%) and tingling/paresthesia (29.6%). The mean age at onset was 32.99 years. The mean duration was 6.07 years (±7.58). The study revealed that 76 (93.3%) participants had psychiatric diagnoses, and somatisation disorder was the most prevalent psychiatric disorder 71(87.7%). Conclusion: Knowledge of the patterns of somatisation symptoms and comorbid psychiatric conditions is vital for the effective management of these patients.

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Psychosocial Correlates of Patients with Leprosy in Lagos.

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Psychiatric morbidity among subjects with leprosy and albinism in South east Nigeria: A comparative study

Psychiatric morbidity among subjects with leprosy and albinism in South east Nigeria: A comparative study

Pattern of psychiatric morbidity and somatic symptoms in a family medicine clinic of a University Teaching Hospital in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria

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