Vishnu Prasad Pottipadu

Department of Psychiatry, Santhiram Medical College and General Hospital, Nandyal, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  A Study of Prevalence of Stress, Anxiety and Depression among the Patients with Pcos: A Hospital Based Cross Sectional Study
  Author(s): Vishnu Prasad Pottipadu, Kishore Kumar Rokkam*, P.S. Murthy and C. Gowtham Reddy
  
  Introduction: Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal disorder in women of reproductive age and is associated with high psychological distress. The current study was aimed to assess the prevalence of stress, anxiety, and depression in patients with PCOS. Methods: It was a hospital-based cross-sectional study and was carried out at a tertiary care hospital, Nandyal Andhra Pradesh, India, for six months. Patients with PCOS are selected from OPD, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. A questionnaire was given to fill in demographic details and anxiety, depression and stress were assessed using validated scales. The chi square and t test were used to assess the differences between the groups. Variables like BMI, fertility, duration of PCOS association with depression, anxiety and stress were done. Results:.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.3371/CSRP.PVKR.112922

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