To Find out Depression Rate in Common Clinical Condition

Background and Purpose: Depression is a biological based mental illness that can have lastingemotional and physical effects. It frequently goes unrecognized in primary care, but screening has beenshown to increase detection and can lead to improved outcomes when linked to adequate treatment. TheHamilton Rating Scale for Depression has been commonly used for the assessment of depression inclinical practice. A finding of the depression following Stroke, COPD, Neck pain, Back pain and OAknee indirectly affect prognosis of the rehabilitation which is documented in many literatures but howmuch it is affected in particular disease is still controversy. So keeping this in the view the objectiveof the study is to find out depression rate in clinical condition of Stroke, COPD, Neck pain, Back painand OA knee.Method: Thirty patients of subacute and chronic conditions (>3 months of duration) of COPD, Stroke,Back pain, Neck Pain and OA knee in each group were included for the study. The Hamilton Ratingscale for Depression was taken and the patient was categorized as mild, moderate and severe.Result & Conclusion: Prevalence of depression was higher in COPD (21.23 ± 8.21(SD)) and Stroke(19.53± 7.54 (SD)) patients compared to other clinical condition whereas severely depressed patientswere found in COPD and Back pain (19.53± 7.54 (SD)) groups.