Tropical Medicine & Surgery

Pradip Kumar Ghosal

Publications

• Research Article
  An Epidemiological Study on the Occurrence of Depression Among the Patients with Cardiovascular Disorders Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India
  Author(s): Pradip Kumar Ghosal, Saibal Das, Sanjib Bandyopadhyay and Somnath MondalPradip Kumar Ghosal, Saibal Das, Sanjib Bandyopadhyay and Somnath Mondal
  
  Background: Depression and stress related events impose a major toll in patients with cardiovascular disorders. It is essential to diagnose and treat depression and stress to reduce the incidence and severity of cardiovascular ailments in the tropical regions. Objective: This epidemiological study aimed to find out the occurrence of depression, and, if any, associated stress related life events among 170 patients with cardiovascular disorders admitted in a tertiary care teaching hospital in India. Different risk factors for the occurrence of depression had also been tried to find out. Materials and methods: This was a hospital based observational and descriptive type of epidemiological study of sample size n=170 with different inclusion and exclusion criteria. Study tools comprised of General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Se.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-9088.1000107

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