Psychiatric Co-Morbidity Among Patients of Chest Pain Posted for Coronary Angiography
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction:- Patients with chest pain of unknown etiology and negative coronary angiography show high anxiety, depression, neuroticism and thus higher prevalence of psychiatric co-morbidity. Current research objectives were to study the personality characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity among patients of chest pain undergoing coronary angiography. Material and Methods: 50 consecutive patients of chest pain posted for coronary angiography were assessed using Hamilton anxiety rating scale, Beck depression inventory, Indian adaptation of PEN inventory and psychiatric diagnosis was made by DSM IV-TR criteria. Results: Out of 50 cases; coronary angiography positive group consisted of 37 patients with no sex predominance and coronary angiography negative group consisted of 13 patients with male predominance. Coronary angiography negative groups had shown high score on anxiety scale, depression scale and neuroticism. The psychiatric co-morbidity was high in coronary angiography negative patients predominantly anxiety spectrum disorder i.e Generalized anxiety disorder (15.38%). Conclusion: The psychiatric co-morbidity was high among coronary angiography negative patients but carried good prognosis with timely psychiatric intervention.
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Satyaprakash . , Mitesh Behari, Seema Das
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