Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part A (2024)

Background: Non-ulcer dyspepsia is associated with anxiety & depressive disorder.

Objectives: To observe the anxiety & depressive disorder among the patients of non-ulcer dyspepsia.

Study design: Cross sectional study.

Study settings and period: Department of Medicine of Dhaka Medical Collage Hospital, Dhaka and attending the chambers of medicine specialists’ of Dhaka metropolitan from January, 2016 to July, 2016.

Subjects: 200 patients suffering from non-ulcer dyspepsia.

Methods: After taking full history and requiring investigations patients who fulfill inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria of this study were included in the study. Data collection was performed in a prefixed questionnaire form and data collection sheet and with the help of Hamilton depression rating scale for the assessment of depressive illness and Hamilton anxiety rating scale for the assessment of anxiety disorder after taken informed consent of the patient.

Results: Most of the patients (52%) suffering from non-ulcer dyspepsia were free from anxiety and depression. Among the remaining patients 24% patients were suffering from anxiety, 10% patients were suffering from depression and 14% patients were suffering from the both. Among the patients who were suffering from these psychiatric symptoms, maximum (79%) were female and the rest (21%) were male. Majority of the patients (54%) were younger (18-25 years) age group.

Conclusion: There is a significant association between non-ulcer dyspepsia and psychiatric symptoms, namely depression and anxiety symptoms. Among the patients who are suffering from these symptoms, maximum are female. Younger age group suffers more.