01133nas a2200205 4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002400054653002400078653002500102100001200127700001300139700001300152700001300165700001200178245007200190300001200262490000700274520064600281 1983 d10aleprosy10aAmbulatory patients10aPsychological study10aPsychological stress1 aKim Y P1 aJang K Y1 aChun I K1 aYang C S1 aKim K S00aPsychological Study of Leprosy Patients: III . Ambulatory Patients. a367-3760 v213 a
Many factors including social rejection, family problems, loss of educational opportunity, fear, prejudice and ignorance, compound the inherent paychologicaI stress of leprosy. In ligh.t of these problems this present study was undertaken to evaluate the psychologica.l status of 1cprosy patients. The subjects of the present study were 220 patients staying at home and 304 control people living in similar isolated areas to resettlemert villages. A self reprort symptom inventory,, SCL--90 symptom check list 90) was used and the group", were analysed and compand by many factors. The results of this study are follows. -countinue-