01830nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001300054653001200067653002600079653002800105100001500133245007800148856011200226300001200338490000700350050001600357520126300373       2006                            d  c2006///10aPatients10aleprosy10aPsychiatric morbidity10aPsychiatric dysfunction1 aBhatia M S00aPsychiatric moridity and pattern of dysfunctions in patients with leprosy  uhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2006;volume=51;issue=1;spage=23;epage=25;aulast=Bhatia  a23 - 250 v51  aBHATIA 20063 aBACKGROUND:  Leprosy, being a chronic infectious disease with profound social stigma, remains associated with high psychological mortidity.  PURPOSES:  To find out the pattern of psychiatric morbidity in leprosy patients and the relationship of various factors with the morbidity.  METHODS:  Ninty patients attending leprosy clinic were randomly chosen for the study group alongwith 40 patients suffering from acute skin problem other than leprosy as control group. The socio-demographic data were recorded in semi-structural proforma; all patients were given Goldbery Health Questioneaire (GHQ). Patients having GHQ score >2 was assessed by Disability Assessent Questionaire (DAQ). The psychiatric diagnoses was made according to ICD-10 by W ho0 and physical deformity by W ho 0 Disability Scale.  FINDINGS:  The mean GHQ score of the study grant was 3.44 and that of control group was 1.62. The mean DAQ score was 45.13. Psychiatric disorder was seen in 44.4% and 7.5% of study group and control group respectively. The psychiatric illness was generalised anoxidy disorder (GAD) (27.8%).  CONCLUSIONS:  Leprosis highly associated with psychiatric mobidity.  LIMITATIONS:  The findings can not be generalised due to small sample size and clinic-based data.