A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSION DUE TO LOW HAEMOGLOBIN COUNT

HARIKRISHNAN S.; SUMEDHA; VIJAY ANAND

doi:10.22159/ijcpr.2022v14i2.1954

Authors

HARIKRISHNAN S. 3rd Year MBBS Student, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kuthambakam, Chennai 600124, Tamil Nadu
SUMEDHA 2nd Year MD, Department of Psychiatry, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kuthambakam, Chennai 600124, Tamil Nadu
VIJAY ANAND Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kuthambakam, Chennai 600124, Tamil Nadu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijcpr.2022v14i2.1954

Keywords:

Depression, Anaemia, Haemoglobin count, Low haemoglobin, Ham D score, Anaemia effects, Anti-depressants

Abstract

Objective: It has been shown that low haemoglobin count is associated with psychological consequences and psychiatric morbidity. The association between low haemoglobin count and psychological depression has not been properly interpreted with standard values. Hence the purpose of this pilot study is to know whether there is a relation between the haemoglobin levels and the risk of developing psychiatric disorders and morbidities.

To find out if there is any relationship between low haemoglobin count and depression in a rural healthcare setup.

Methods: Patients from the Psychiatry Department in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital were taken. Adults over the age of 18 were included. The period between the months September 2020 and July 2021. The primary outcome was the diagnosis of psychiatric depression and their associated blood haemoglobin values.

Results: Among the other types of psychiatric disorders, the female patients with low haemoglobin count were associated with a significantly higher incidence of anxiety disorders, depression and adjustment disorders. Furthermore, patients with normal haemoglobin levels were associated with a significantly lower risk of psychiatric morbidities.

Conclusion: The undergone study indicates that patients with psychiatric disorders such as depression, adjustment disorders and anxiety are related with significantly low haemoglobin counts in women and not in men.

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