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. 2021 May;69(5):1204-1207.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_885_20.

Psychiatric evaluation in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy in Asian Indians

Ajay I Dudani  1 , Nazimul Hussain  2 , Minu Ramakrishnan  3 , Omkar Telang  3 , Vrunda M Patil  3 , Krish Dudani  3 , Bindu Jadhav  4 , Veena Gholap  4
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Psychiatric evaluation in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy in Asian Indians

Ajay I Dudani et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2021 May.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed at psychiatric evaluation of patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) and its association.

Material: Consecutive patients diagnosed to have CSCR were included in the study. The participants underwent a routine eye examination. After informed consent, participants were subjected to psychiatric evaluation by a qualified psychiatrist. Details of evaluation and psychiatric disorders were documented and if treatment required were given by the psychiatrist. The outcome measure was the incidence of psychological disorder.

Results: Cross-sectional observational data analysis of 40 patients diagnosed to have treatment-naive CSCR who agreed to undergo psychiatric evaluation were included in the study. The ethnic origin of the patients was Asian Indian. The mean age was 39.55 ± 8.33 years with a male to female ratio of 33:7. After a thorough psychiatric evaluation, 31 individuals (77.5%) diagnosed to have mixed anxiety disorders, 4 (10%) had the major depressive disorder, and 5 (12.5%) had adjustment disorder. All 40 patients had stressed personality. All 40 patients had treatment with anti-anxiolytics and advised lifestyle modification. Of these 40 patients, one patient (2.5%) underwent treatment additionally with an antidepressant.

Conclusion: All patients with acute CSCR had some form of psychiatric disorder. Psychiatric evaluation in acute treatment naïve CSCR may contribute to the management besides other factors known in the management.

Keywords: Anxiolytics; antidepressants; anxiety disorder; central serous chorioretinopathy; psychiatric evaluation.

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Percentage of patients with different psychiatric disorder after psychiatric evaluation
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Number of patients on 3 months treatment after baseline psychiatric evaluation
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