Journal of Psychiatry

Delkhwaz Jameel Hamdy

Publications

• Research Article
  Prevalence and Determinants of Depression Among Traumatic Spinal Cord Injured Patients Attending Ibn-Al-Quff Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq
  Author(s): Shalan Joodah Rhemah Al Abbudi, Khalida Ibraheem Ezzat, Ali Abdelilah Zebala, Delkhwaz Jameel Hamdy, Mohammad Shalan Joda Al-Beedany and Mohammed Shalal FarhanShalan Joodah Rhemah Al Abbudi, Khalida Ibraheem Ezzat, Ali Abdelilah Zebala, Delkhwaz Jameel Hamdy, Mohammad Shalan Joda Al-Beedany and Mohammed Shalal Farhan
  
  Objective: To identify the prevalence and potential risk factors of depression among spinal cord injured inpatients, and assessment of the severity of depression. Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted at Ibn Al Quff Hospital for spinal cord injury rehabilitation. All inpatients with traumatic spinal cord injury were recruited excluding severely injured and those injured due to congenital and medical causes. Socio-demographic variables, spinal cord injury characteristics and comorbidity were compiled. Self-Reporting Questioner (SRQ-20) was used to identify mental symptoms. DSM-IV criteria for depression and Hamilton-17 Scale, for assessment of severity of depression were used. Results: A total of 274 spinal cord injured inpatients were approached; 93% responded; paraplegics 75.7% and tetraplegics 24.3%. Violence was the major cause of injury. Seventy four percent (74.1%) had depre.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2378-5756.1000428

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