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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2019; 40(03): 347-352
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_43_18
Original Article

Depression among Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: A Study from North India

Monika Thakur
KGMU Institute of Nursing, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Bandna Gupta
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Rohitash Kumar
KGMU Institute of Nursing, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Anand Kumar Mishra
Department of Endocrine Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Sameer Gupta
Department of Surgical Oncology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Sujita Kumar Kar
Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Introduction: Major depressive disorder is a major mental health problem and is the fourth most important cause of loss of disability-adjusted life years worldwide. Aim: The study aimed to assess the association of depression among women diagnosed with breast cancer. Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was done on 102 females diagnosed with breast cancer. Women were recruited using purposive sampling technique. Patients were evaluated on Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Version 6.0.0 to screen other psychiatric comorbidities. Hamilton depression 17-item, rating scale was used to measure severity of depression. Results: The prevalence of depression was 47.05% in women diagnosed with breast cancer. Majority of the patients (54.1%) had mild depression. Correlations of clinical and Sociodemographic variables with parameters of depression were not significant. Conclusions: Depression is commonly associated psychiatric morbidity in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. The severity of depression is independent of the sociodemographic and clinical variables of patients with breast cancer.

Keywords

Breast cancer - depression - India - women


Publication History

Received: 21 February 2018

Accepted: 21 June 2018

Article published online:
03 June 2021

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