Volume 10, Issue 1 (5-1996)                   Med J Islam Repub Iran 1996 | Back to browse issues page

XML Print

Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
ASADOLLAHI G, GHANEI M, AZAMI M, PEZESHKI A. SURV EY OF THE PREVALENCE RATE OF BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AMONG THALASSEMI C PATIENTS IN ISFAHAN. Med J Islam Repub Iran 1996; 10 (1) :27-30
URL: http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1214-en.html
SURV EY OF THE PREVALENCE RATE OF BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS AMONG THALASSEMI C PATIENTS IN ISFAHAN
GH ASADOLLAHI , M GHANEI , M AZAMI , A PEZESHKI
From the Psychiatry Department, Khorshid Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan.
Abstract:   (4780 Views)
Chronic diseases have been identified as predisposing factors in behavioral disorders and the prevalence of these disorders is known to be higher in patients than in control groups. Thalassemia too, plays an effective role in increasing the prevalence of behavioral disorders. In order to recognize the prevalence of behavioral disorders in thalassemic patients, a study was performed on 257 patients (144 boys and 113 girls). A control group was considered for comparison, the members of which were chosen from healthy sisters and brothers of the patients, otherwise from their fIrst class family members, and ultimately from their neighbours. The diagnosis of behavioral disorders was based on DSM-III-R and the required information was collected by questionnaires that were filled in by the parents and by interviewing the patients themselves. The following results were obtained in the final inspection: 1) the prevalence of separation anxiety (P = 0.000), enuresis (P = 0.021) and depression (P = 0.002) was higher in thalassemic patients, and 2) other disorders under study (oppositional disorders, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, conduct disorder, avoidance disorder,- over-anxious disorder, pica, encopresis, stuttering, elective mutism and stereotyped-habitual behaviors) did not show a significant difference regarding a P-value above 0.05.
Full-Text [PDF 355 kb]   (1456 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Original Research | Subject: Psychiatry
Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA
Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.