European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ASSESSMENT OF PERCENTAGE OF DISABILITY IN SCHIZOPHRENIA VERSUS BIPOLAR MOOD DISORDER-I USING INDIAN DISABILITY EVALUATION ASSESSMENT SCALE IN PSYCHIATRY OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT

*Dr. Soumya Kamath and Dr. Sanjiv Kale

ABSTRACT

Schizophrenia is a chronic psychotic disorder which is characterized by positive symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, disorganization of speech, behaviour and negative symptoms of diminished emotional expression and poverty of speech. Manic-depressive disorder, more frequently known as bipolar mood disorder, is a chronic and episodic mood disorder characterized by manic/hypomanic and depressive episodes, with periods ranging from minimal symptoms to apparent normalcy. It can be further subdivided into bipolar mood disorder I and bipolar mood disorder II. There is enormous burden of these conditions globally, on the individual and their families. It is associated with reduced life expectancy, associated psychiatric/medical comorbidities, functional disabilities and eventual deterioration in the quality of life. This study was undertaken to assess and compare the level of disability in various domains in patients with schizophrenia vs. bipolar mood disorder using Indian Disability Evaluation Assessment Scale (IDEAS).

Keywords: Schizophrenia, Bipolar mood disorder, disability, quality of life, IDEAS.