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Psychiatric illness among liver cirrhosis patients | |
Dr. Tanu Kundal, Dr. Amandeep Singh, Dr. Ajay Kundal, Dr.Shivakumar Rayanad | |
Background: Cirrhosis is frequently indolent, asymptomatic and unsuspected until complications of liver disease present. To evaluate psychiatric illness among liver cirrhotic subjects. Materials & methods: A total of 50 liver cirrhotic subjects were enrolled. Mean age of patients was 48.5 years. Complete examination was done. Child Pugh Score grading system was used for grading of subjects liver cirrhosis. Chi- square test was done. P- value of less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: A total of 50 subjects were enrolled. Out of 50 patients with cirrhosis of liver, psychiatric illness was seen in 60%of the patients. Non-significant results were obtained while correlating psychiatric illness with grading of severity of liver cirrhosis. Conclusion: Screening for liver diseases for the presence of psychiatric disorders is necessary. |
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