@article{843,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anxiety Disorders, Case-Control Studies, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Developing countries, Female, Humans, Interview, Psychological, leprosy, Male, Mental Disorders, Middle Aged, Nigeria, Risk Factors, Schizophrenia, Tinea Versicolor, Young Adult},
  author = {Erinfolami A and Adeyemi JD},
  title = {A case control study of psychiatric morbidities among subjects with leprosy in Lagos, Nigeria.},
  abstract = {<p><b>OBJECTIVES: </b>To determine the pattern of psychiatric morbidity prevalent among leprosy patients and to compare it with two control groups; those suffering from Tinea vesicolor and Normal subjects.</p><p><b>DESIGN: </b>Eighty-eight leprosy patients were matched for age and sex with those suffering from Tinea vesicolor as well as normal subjects. The subjects were assessed for psychiatric morbidity through a clinical interview with PSE-9.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among leprosy patients (580/1000) was significantly more than those with tinea vesicolor patients (182/1000) and normal subjects (148/1000) (p < 0.05). Depressive illness was the most common diagnosis in the three groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Leprosy patients are more likely to manifest with psychiatric illness than those suffering from Tinea vesicolor and normal subjects.</p>},
  year = {2009},
  journal = {International journal of psychiatry in medicine},
  volume = {39},
  pages = {89-99},
  month = {2009},
  issn = {0091-2174},
  doi = {10.2190/PM.39.1.g},
  language = {eng},
}