Online ISSN: 2515-8260

ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN ATTENDING TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

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Farheen Sultana1 , Ragini Muddasani2 , Anurag Srivastava3

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Background: To study the prevalence of anxiety and depression in postmenopausal women attending Mediciti Institute of Medical sciences. Materials and Methods: Out of 40 consecutive patients presenting to Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur with history of menopause, 10 were excluded as they refuse to give consent, and 30 patients were taken into the study. A detailed history of the Patient was taken after taking the consent using the case proforma and were Diagnosed post-menopausal using 1yr criteria after the cessation of last menstrual period , both natural and surgical induced menopause were included, followed by assessment of the patients psychological profile using SCL90, Becks Depression Inventory, Hamilton Anxiety scales.

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