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Psychiatric morbidities among mentally ill wives of Nepalese men working abroad

机译:在国外工作的尼泊尔男子精神病妻子中的精神病发病率

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Introduction:Husband working abroad may have not only favorable outcomes for wives and other family members but also adverse consequences, including psychological problems. Present study intended to look into psychiatric morbidity profiles of the Nepalese female psychiatric patients and the stressors related with their husband working abroad.Materials and Methods:This is a hospital-based descriptive study with convenient sampling method. Hundred consecutive female psychiatric patients, with the particular stressor, coming into the contact of the investigating team were enrolled within the study period of 12 months. The psychiatric morbidities/diagnoses were sorted out according to the International classification of disease and infirmity, 10th edition (ICD-10) criteria.Results:Average age of the enrolled cases was 29 years. Nearly half of the women were illiterate or barely literate. Some other stressors, besides the one of husband working abroad were found to precipitate the illness in about 60%, main being relational and health problems. Common presenting complaints were mood, anxiety, and physical symptoms. Almost 30% of the subjects had some mental illness in their past too and similar proportion had in their blood relatives. About one-third admitted to use substances, mainly alcohol and cigarettes. The common psychiatric diagnoses were mood, anxiety, neurotic, and stress-related disorders. Nearly 10% had presented for suicide attempt.Conclusions:The status of husband working abroad may have adverse consequences in mental health of women. Mood affect, anxiety, and stress-related disorders are common psychiatric illness among them.
机译:简介:在国外工作的丈夫不仅可能给妻子和其他家庭成员带来有利的结果,而且还会带来不良后果,包括心理问题。本研究旨在调查尼泊尔女性精神病患者的精神病发病情况以及与其在国外工作的丈夫有关的压力源。材料与方法:这是一项基于医院的描述性研究,采用便利的抽样方法。在为期12个月的研究期内,入组了数百名具有特殊压力源的连续女性精神病患者,并与研究小组取得了联系。根据国际疾病和体质分类第10版(ICD-10)的标准对精神病的发病率/诊断进行分类。结果:入组患者的平均年龄为29岁。将近一半的妇女是文盲或几乎不识字。除了在国外工作的丈夫外,还发现其他一些压力因素使该病约占60%,主要是关系和健康问题。常见的主诉是情绪,焦虑和身体症状。近30%的受试者过去也有过精神疾病,血亲中的比例也差不多。大约三分之一的人承认使用物质,主要是酒精和香烟。常见的精神科诊断为情绪,焦虑,神经症和与压力有关的疾病。结论:将近10%的人企图自杀。结论:在国外工作的丈夫的身份可能对妇女的心理健康产生不利影响。情绪影响,焦虑和与压力有关的疾病是其中常见的精神病。

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