Symptomatic dengue illness is typically classified into dengue fever (DF), which is a self-limiting febrile illness, or a more severe form, dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome (DSS). Infection with any of the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV 1–4) can produce a wide spectrum of symptoms, ranging from asymptomatic infection to a severe life-threatening illness. This has arisen as a serious international public health hazard with almost half of the world’s population at risk of infection. This may warrant healthcare professionals to incorporate mental counselling for dengue patients.ĭengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease endemic in tropical and subtropical countries of the world. To our knowledge, this is the first report on delayed psychological morbidity related to dengue. Patients with past dengue had significantly higher depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms than the control group according to the DASS-21 and CESD-20 tools. Limitations: a limitation is the small sample size.
The DSM-5 depressive disorder was clinically detected by the psychiatrist among 15.1 and 7.5% in patient and control groups (OR 2.1 CI. The majority (90.6% n = 48) of the individuals had been diagnosed with dengue fever followed by dengue haemorrhagic fever (9.4% n = 5). The ages ranged from 18 to 70 years and 64.2% were females. Resultsįifty-three participants each in the patient (mean age 42.9 years, SD 15.5) and control (mean age 41.6 years, SD 15.3) groups were surveyed. Self-administered Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-20) and a structured clinical interview by a psychiatrist were done in the patients and in an age and gender-matched control group. MethodsĪ community-based, case–control study in a multi-ethnic urban setting was conducted in Sri Lanka involving adults who were diagnosed to have dengue fever by a positive dengue IgM antibody response between 6 and 24 months ago. Therefore, the objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms among past dengue patients. All published articles are accepted after peer review process by highly qualified, expert reviewers to meet the objectives of the standard scientific publication.Although the physical consequences of dengue are well documented, delayed psychological co-morbidities are not well studied to date. The journal is invited for contributions including but not limited to the topics of anxiety disorders, arithmomania, atypical depression, bipolar disorder, catatonic depression, depressive disorder, dysthymia, feeling, gerontophobia, hepatitis C, interferon therapy, interpersonal rejection, melancholia, mental and behavioral disorders, mood, nutritional deficiencies, panic disorder, postpartum depression, psychomotor retardation, sadness, upset, etc.
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