Views of relatives and friends about the person who is having first episode of depression

Abstract

Introduction

Major depressive episode is having highest lifetime prevalence almost about 18% of all psychiatric disorder. W.H.O has ranked depression the 4th leading cause of disability worldwide and projects that it will be 2nd leading cause of disability by 2020. a number of consistent socio demographic correlates have also been found across countries. Here I am going to give a glimpse of MDD i.e. Depression excluding Bipolar Depression. Although It is the commonest psychiatric disorder, but attitude views about disease is very unscientific and biased.

Objective

Objective of this study was to know the views of relatives and friends about Depression, and acceptance of scientific view about depression.

Aims

As various survey reports are projecting that Depression will be the 2nd commonest cause of disability by 2020. So to create an awareness about depression and its modalities of successful treatments.

Method

In this study, 96 patients were selected who had first episode of MDD without any discrimination of male and female. Their relatives and friends were categorized by their socioeconomic status. All of them were put on open questions regarding the disease.

Results

Amongst them 10% were from upper socioeconomic status, 68% were from middle socioeconomic status and 22% were from lower socioeconomic status. Only 36% accepted depression as a disease, 45.8% suggested to change behavior and thought to get rid off disease; 8.2%believed the disease is due to devils spirit; 20.1% had no comments.

Conclusion

After explaining the disease psycho and pharmacopathology and showing the results of medicines 91.3% accepted it as a disease entity, 4.2% still in favor of devils spirit and 4.5% had no comments.

Disclosure of interest

The author has not supplied his/her declaration of competing interest.