EXPERIENCE OF ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION AMONG PSORIASIS PATIENTS
Journal Title: Asian Journal Social Sciences & Humanities - Year 2012, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
The aim of this study is to explore the experiences and feelings of anxiety and depression among psoriasis patients. “Psoriasis” a skin disease of organic nature has tremendously attracted the attention of Social and Health Scientists and more so the psychologists who feel desperately concerned with the mental health of people. The current research followed cross sectional research design. The sample consisted of 300 psoriasis patients drawn through purposive sampling technique from various government hospital of Lahore city. The participants were administered Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS) urdu version in addition to demographic questionnaire. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics indicated that out of 300 respondents the patients’ age ranged from 18-56 years with mean age of 37 years. The results revealed that the experience of anxiety (t=3.084 p<.01) and depression (t=2.718 p<.01) was observed more in women than men, it was also found that severity of the disease affected the emotional well being of the patients. The implications of the study were discussed.
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Afsheen Gul
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