Percentage of Depression In Patients Attending NIUM Hospital

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Other specified metabolic disorders,

Registration Number: CTRI/2020/03/023820

Lead Sponsor: National Institute Of Unani Medicine

Brief Summary: Depression is a major public healthproblem, contributing to significant morbidity, disability as well asmortality, along with significant socioeconomic losses. It affectslarge number of children, adolescents, middle-aged groups and elderly, both menand women, residing in urban, rural areas and slums of India. India is home toan estimated 57 million people (18% of the global estimate) affected bydepression. Globally, the total number of people with depression was estimateto exceed 300 million people equivalent to 4.4% in 2015. According to World Health Organization (WHO), Depression isa common mental disorder, characterized by persistent sadness and a loss ofinterest in activities that you normally enjoy, accompanied by an inability tocarry out daily activities, for at least two weeks.In Unani Medical Hippocraticwritings (fourth century BC), serious mental illness was ascribed mainly tophysical cause, which were represented in the theory that health depended oncorrect balance of the four body â€˜humourâ€™ blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and blackbile. Melancholia was ascribed to an excess of black bile.8 Melancholia,formerly the psychological condition known as depression. The term now refersto extreme features of depression, especially the failure to take pleasure inactivities. Depression is the common cold of mental disorder most people willbe affected by depression in their lives either directly or indirectly througha friend or family member. In the classical literatures of Unani System ofMedicine, Melancholia is defined as a disease in which there is disturbance ofthoughts and intellect. It is characterized by social isolation, loneliness,negative thoughts, mistaken belief, fear of objects by which an average personis not afraid, loss of interest and pleasure in usual activities,hallucination, excessive grief, mainly due to disproportion (excess) of *SawdaÌ„â€™* or deterioration in the quality ofit. Depression is associated with medical illness like cardiovascular diseases,diabetes mellitus, cancer, neurologic disorders, hypothyroidismetc. The life time prevalence of depression in HIV present individuals has beenestimate at 22-45%.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

patient willing to participate.

Exclusion Criteria

Patient below 18 years of age and above 60 years Patient unwilling to cooperate.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To Assess The Depression In The Patients Attending National Institute of Unani Medicine Hospital	once a visit

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To Find The Determinants Of Depression In Patients Attending National Institute of Unani Medicine Hospital	once a visit

Trial Locations

Locations (1): National Institute of Unani Medicine
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Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
National Institute of Unani Medicine
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Saba Varsee
Principal investigator
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sabawarsi24@gmail.com