A study on the prevalence of Minor Physical Anomalies in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and their first degree relatives: a comparative study
Journal Title: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Minor physical anomalies (MPAs) comprise a range of subtle, clinically and cosmetically insignificant errors in the development of morphological structures found in the eyes, ears, mouth, head, hands and feet. Minor physical anomalies (MPAs) may bear major informational value for diagnostic, prognostic, and epidemiological purposes. Methodology: This study was conducted at Ranchi Institute Of Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Ranchi. The purpose of study was to compare the prevalence of Minor Physical Anomalies (MPAs) in schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder (currently manic), their first-degree relatives and normal community control. Cross sectional research design was used in the present study, and the sample was selected using the non-probability purposive sampling technique. Results: There were no significant differences found in marital status, ethnicity, religion and domicile among the five groups. A significant difference was found in employment, treatment history, past history, and family history of respondent. Conclusion: Although MPAs are by no means specific to schizophrenia, they appear to be more prevalent among patients with schizophrenia compared to patients with other psychotic patients and their FDR. Moreover, MPAs of craniofacial region were more frequent in FDR of both schizophrenia and bipolar patients compared to respective psychotic patients and normal community controls.
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Md. Shahnawaz Zafar, Rakesh Kumar, Avinash De Sousa
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- EP ID EP273389
- DOI 10.30877/IJMH.4.3.2017.252-262
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