Introduction: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the common psychiatric illnesses in contrast to earlier concept of this illness. Majority of the cases are childhood onset but adult onset OCD also found to be frequently presented in the out patient department of psychiatry. So any difference in the phenomenology of OCD between children and adult onset group is not known in this part of North Eastern State of India. Aim of the study: To compare the phenomenology of OCD in children and adult onset OCD. Method & Material: A cross-sectional study included 20 children (<18yrs) and 50 adults (>18yrs) with OCD as per Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders (DSM-5) criteria after obtaining full informed consent. To assess the severity of OCD, 10 items Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive (YBOC) scale was administered for both adult and children after administering the Y BOCS symptoms checklist. For data analysis chi square and student t test has been used. value <0.05 has been taken as test of significance in the study. Result: The study has found significant phenomenological difference between children and adult onset OCD in symmetry ( = 0.02) and religious obsession ( = 0.01). Adult onset were
Background : Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the emerging endocrinological condition among women of
reproductive age . PCOS affect their mental health as well. There are many researches going on PCOS. Aim of the study
: This study was done with an aim to see the prevalence of psychiatry comorbidities among PCOS patients attending Gynaecology department as
well as Psychiatry department of Guwahati medical college and hospital, a tertiary care centre in North eastern area of the country. Methodology:
This was a hospital based cross sectional observational study done over a period of one year, from April 2021 to May 2022 . Sample size was 50.
Method of sampling was convenient sampling. Patients attending Gynaecology out patient department and Psychiatry department of Gauhati
medical college and hospital diagnosed as a case of PCOS by treating physician were enrolled in the study after getting informed written consent.
Psychiatric diagnosis was given based on ICD 10 classication of mental and behavioural disorder. The study shows that prevalence of Result :
psychiatric disorders in PCOS patients were found to be 48% among which mood disorder were more than anxiety disorder. PCOS Conclusion :
patients are vulnerable for development of psychiatric problems, so they should always be assessed for psychiatric comorbidities .By knowing
the trend of psychiatric illnesses among the patients in a particular geographic area paves the way for future consideration in their management.
BACKGROUND Catatonia, a bizarre psychomotor syndrome, which was earlier considered as a manifestation of
schizophrenia, is now often seen in patients with mania, depression and many other medical condtions. It has been a
matter of debate for several decades, whether catatonia is a separate disease entity or a manifestation of different psychiatric or medical disorder.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES In our study, we tried to evaluate and compare the altered biochemical parameters in different conditions of
catatonia. This hospital based cross-sectional observational study was conduc METHODS ted in a tertiary care hospital in Guwahati, Assam for a
period of 1year from May2021 to April2022 after obtaining clearance from Institutional Ethical Committee(H) of the institution. Total 50 cases of
catatonia fullling the selection criteria were included in the study. Bush Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS) was used to quantify different
conditions of catatonia. The biochemical parameters that were altered RESULTS in majority of the catatonia patients were CPK (increased in
98%patients), haemoglobin(low in 64%patients) and serum iron(low in 54%patients). Statistically signicant difference with the highest mean
CPK (514.86) was found in schizophrenia while the lowest mean CPK value(254.54) was found in organic catatonia patients. CONCLUSION
Although, there is no specic test for catatonia, laboratory studies provide insight into the pathogenesis of catatonia and has diagnostic and
therapeutic implications.
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