Objectives: To find out frequency of depression
among Tuberculosis (TB) patients, to study the
causes of depression in them and its effect on
treatment and prognosis of T.B. Study Design:  
Cross-Sectional Study. Study Area: Department of
Chest Medicine District Head Quarters and Red
Crescent T.B Hospital, Faisalabad. Duration of
Study: March – May 2009. Study Population: TB
patients admitted in Department of Chest Medicine
DHQ & Red Crescent T.B Hospital, Faisalabad.
Sample Size: Sample size was 60 TB patients.
Sampling Technique: Convenience sampling
technique. Data Collection Tool: Beck’s
Depression Inventory–II(BDI-II in Urdu)  semistructured

 questionnaire was used for data
collection for  all TB patients who were able to
understand it. Diagnosis was made as per Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth
edition (DSM-IV). Results:  Depression was
present in about 80% of the hospitalized TB patient. 


 

It was a double blind study. 
Place and Duration of Study  
This study was of six months
duration and was carried out
from March 2004 to September
2004 at Combined Military
Hospital Kharian. 
Patients and Methods 
One hundred and twenty
unpremedicated patients with
ASA grade I and II, aged
between 18-60 years and of both
sexes were enrolled in the study.
Patients were randomly divided
into two groups of 60 patients
each. After induction of
anaesthesia with thiopentone, 
patients in group A, received 3
ml of lignocaine plain while 
those inArticle 
It was more common in males about 86%, while in
the females it was about 71%. According to age,
young and elderly patients were found to be more
affected. Majority of the TB patients had moderate
depression, while some had severe and mild
depression. Main causes of depression among the
male TB patients 24.7% were due to altered social
relationship and among female TB patients 23.33%
were due to TB stigma.
Conclusion: It is concluded from this study that
80% patients were suffering from depression. The
frequency of depression was found to be 86%
among males; while 71% of the female patients
were found to be depressed. Main causes of
depression among the male TB patients were altered
social relationship and among female patients TB
stigma. Depression had adverse effect on drug
compliance and TB treatment. 
Key Words: Tuberculosis, Depression,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis.