01395nas a2200325   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001200059653001500071653002400086653001100110653001100121653001000132653001200142653000900154653001400163653001500177653001400192653002600206100001400232700001800246700001500264700002100279245007300300300001000373490000700383050003200390520063300422022001401055       1997                            d  c1997 Oct-Dec10aAnxiety10aDepression10aDepressive Disorder10aFemale10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aMale10aMorbidity10aPrevalence10aPsoriasis10aSocioeconomic Factors1 aBharath S1 aShamasundar C1 aRaghuram R1 aSubbakrishna D K00aPsychiatric morbidity in leprosy and psoriasis--a comparative study.  a341-60 v69  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>The psychiatric morbidity of 30 leprosy patients was compared with that of psoriasis in a clinic set-up. The prevalence of psychiatric morbidity was significantly less among leprosy patients (122/1000) than among those with psoriasis (476/1000); but the severity of the problem, as measured by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), was significantly greater among leprosy patients (p < 0.05). There was no difference in the pattern of psychopathology diagnosis between the two groups. Depressive neurosis was the most common diagnosis in both the groups. The relevance of these findings in relation to leprosy is discussed.</p>  a0254-9395