The psychological morbidity of breast cancer–related arm swelling. Psychological morbidity of lymphoedema

Comparing the co morbidity of psychological disorder among women and men with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Introduction: Chronic pain is one of the most common reasons for referring to elderly medical centers. About 20 -25 percent of patients with chronic pain experience significant psychological symptoms. The current study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of depression, anxiety in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain referred to pain clinic of Imam Hossein hospital. Methods: In ...

Delayed Psychological Morbidity Associated with Snakebite Envenoming

INTRODUCTION The psychological impact of snakebite on its victims, especially possible late effects, has not been systematically studied. OBJECTIVES To assess delayed somatic symptoms, depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and impairment in functioning, among snakebite victims. METHODS The study had qualitative and quantitative arms. In the quantitative arm, 88 persons...

Running head: PREDICTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MORBIDITY Predictors of Psychological Morbidity in Parents of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Psychological morbidity among those seeking bariatric surgery

Obesity is a serious public health problem and a particular challenge in people with mental health disorders (Devlin 2000). Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that offers treatment of obesity, and bariatric surgery is an increasingly common intervention for morbid obesity. It is typically requested by the primary care team. Before an individual is considered for surgery, the National Institut...

Effects of breast conservation on psychological morbidity associated with diagnosis and treatment of early breast cancer.

Psychiatric morbidity was assessed in 101 women treated for early breast cancer (T0,1,2,N0,1,M0). Patients had expressed no strong preference for treatment, so were randomised to either mastectomy or breast conservation. The incidence of anxiety states or depressive illness, or both, among women who underwent mastectomy was high (33%) and comparable with that found in other studies. Slightly mo...