Frequency of Anxiety and Depression in Dissociative Trance (Possession) Disorder
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37018/AUMO3440Keywords:
Dissociative trance disorder, Possession, Depression, AnxietyAbstract
ABSTRACT
Background: The possession of a person by God or spirit is an age old one. The ICD-10 has recorded the presence of a possession and trance disorder before formal featuring it in 10th edition as category of dissociative (conversion) disorders. The current study sought to determines the frequency of anxiety and depression among the patients presented in tertiary care hospital with dissociative trance (possession) disorder, along with gender differences.
Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Psychiatry, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore over the period of one year: December 2019 till December 2020. A sample of 350 patients, who met the ICD-10 criteria of dissociative trance (Possession) disorder, was recruited in the study through purposive sampling technique. Demographic information sheet and Urdu version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) rating scale were used as assessment measures. The data was stored and analyzed in SPSS version 20. Descriptive analysis i.e., means, standard deviations, percentages and frequencies, and inferential statistics i.e., independent sample t-test, were performed in order to explore objectives.
Results: The results indicate that 13.2 % of patients with dissociative trance disorder scored in normal range of depression, 20.7% fall in borderline depression while abnormal case of depression was found in 66.1% of patients. For anxiety, results demonstrates that 28.2% of patients fall in the category of normal anxiety, 3 31.5% in borderline anxiety and 40.3% fall in the case of abnormal anxiety. Differences for gender of patients in depression and anxiety scores were evaluated by independent sample t-test and significant differences were found in depression and anxiety scores of male and female patients with dissociative trance disorder (p<0.05). Female patients scored high on depression (19.84±6.68) and anxiety (16.02±5.54) scale than male patients’ scores for depression (27.47±5.06) and anxiety (19.35±4.95).
Conclusion: There is a definite frequency of depression and anxiety among patients with, dissociative trance disorder while females are high in the scores. This can help to decrease the comorbidity associated with dissociative trance disorder, reduce the disease burden and ensure a better outcome of treatment
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
The Journal of Fatima Jinnah Medical University follows the Attribution Creative Commons-Non commercial (CC BY-NC) license which allows the users to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, remix, transform and build upon the material. The users must give credit to the source and indicate, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. However, the CC By-NC license restricts the use of material for commercial purposes. For further details about the license please check the Creative Commons website. The editorial board of JFJMU strives hard for the authenticity and accuracy of the material published in the journal. However, findings and statements are views of the authors and do not necessarily represent views of the Editorial Board.
