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Psychiatric morbidity among patients on haemodialysis in the Mosul district of Iraq

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Hellme Najim ,
Emad Al-Badrani  and
Khalid Omar Sultan
Hellme Najim
Affiliation:
Mental Health Unit, Basildon Hospital, Basildon, Essex SS16 5NL, UK, email hellmenajim@yahoo.co.uk
Emad Al-Badrani
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Mosul College of Medicine, Mosul, Iraq
Khalid Omar Sultan
Affiliation:
Mosul Teaching Hospital, Mosul, Iraq
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Patients on chronic haemodialysis experience a wide range of physical and psychological stresses. The specific sources of stress include: loss or threatened loss of possessions; relationship problems (e.g. staff–patient relationships, changed roles within the family); restrictions related to physical health status and the dialysis regimen; loss of body function and impaired body image; increased dependency and aggression; the threat of death; impairment of vocational function and financial security; and decreased participation in leisure, social and community activities (Phipps & Turkington, 2001). A review of psychological maladjustment in patients on haemodialysis found that about 55% exhibited significant emotional distress, a prevalence three to five times that found in the general population (Aghanwa & Morakinyo, 1997). The present study aimed to ascertain the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among patients attending a renal dialysis unit in Mosul, Iraq.

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International Psychiatry , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , October 2007 , pp. 92 - 94
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