Depression in Burn Patients at Al-Diwaniya Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Background

Burn injuries affact on physical and mental status of the victum.

 The researchers show different outcome in their articles when they study depression in burned patients.

Aim of the study

 The study aims are : 1. identify the prevalence rate of depression in burn patients. 2.measure  severity of depression .3. study the  socio-demographic variables of those patients.

Methods

A case –control study was condefed  on One hunderd patients at the burn unit of AL- Diwaniya Teaching Hospital from a period of April 2^nd  2014 to January 2^nd 2015.

the presence of depression was diagnosed by using a semi –structured interview schedule based on ICD-10, diagnostic criteria for depression ,and its severity was rated by Beck depression inventory.  

Results

The result revealed the depression was found in 40% of  burned patients compared with 15% among their matched control group and this result was statistically significant .the rate of depression was higher for females than males,according to the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI),  the majority of  depression patients (60%) were of moderate severity.  

Conclusion

The prevelence of depression was 40(40%) patients . There is a close association between burn related variables and depression

The  study show  the importance of  evaluation and management of depression in burn injured patients