01879nas a2200397 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653000900076653002200085653002500107653001600132653002800148653002400176653002500200653001100225653001100236653002900247653001200276653000900288653002100297653001600318653001200334653001700346653001800363653002100381653001600402100001700418700001500435245009900450300001000549490000700559520090100566022001401467 2009 d c2009 10 aAdolescent 10 aAdult 10 aAged 10 aAnxiety Disorders 10 aCase-Control Studies 10 aComorbidity 10 aCross-Sectional Studies 10 aDepressive Disorder 10 aDeveloping countries 10 aFemale 10 aHumans 10 aInterview, Psychological 10 aleprosy 10 aMale 10 aMental Disorders 10 aMiddle Aged 10 aNigeria 10 aRisk Factors 10 aSchizophrenia 10 aTinea Versicolor 10 aYoung Adult 1 aErinfolami A 1 aAdeyemi JD 00 aA case control study of psychiatric morbidities among subjects with leprosy in Lagos, Nigeria. a89-99 0 v39 3 aOBJECTIVES: 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.
DESIGN: 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.
RESULTS: 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.
CONCLUSIONS: Leprosy patients are more likely to manifest with psychiatric illness than those suffering from Tinea vesicolor and normal subjects.
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