Depression and Its Risk Factors Among Patients with Copd

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the major non-communicable diseases and a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The natural course of COPD is complicated by co-morbidities which are often overlooked in low and middle income countries like India. Depression is a major co-morbidity of COPD and there is a lack of information regarding depression among patients with COPD in India. This study was conducted at a tertiary level hospital in Kolkata, a city of North India, to find out the prevalence of depression and its risk factors among patients with COPD. This study provides the necessary information regarding depression among patients with COPD.

Dr Kalyan Bhowmik completed his graduation in Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery under University of Calcutta.He obtained his MPhil with NOMA scholarship under Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.At present he is working as an epidemiologist in a national programme of India.His main area of research is non-communicable disease epidemiology.