Psychiatric morbidities among mentally ill wives of Nepalese XXXX working abroad.

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INTRODUCTION: Husband working abroad may have not only favorable outcomes for wives and other family members but also adverse consequences, including @entity458 . Present study intended to look into @entity146 morbidity profiles of the Nepalese female @entity146 @entity1 and the stressors related with their husband working abroad. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a hospital-based descriptive study with convenient sampling method. Hundred consecutive female @entity146 @entity1 , with the particular stressor, coming into the contact of the investigating team were enrolled within the study period of 12 months. The @entity146 morbidities/diagnoses were sorted out according to the International classification of disease and infirmity, 10(th) edition (ICD-10) criteria. RESULTS: Average age of the enrolled cases was 29 years. Nearly half of the @entity1 were illiterate or barely literate. Some other stressors, besides the one of husband working abroad were found to precipitate the illness in about 60%, main being relational and health problems. Common presenting complaints were mood, @entity148 , and physical symptoms. Almost 30% of the subjects had some @entity1032 in their past too and similar proportion had in their blood relatives. About one-third admitted to use substances, mainly @entity167 and cigarettes. The common @entity146 diagnoses were mood, @entity148 , @entity6004 , and stress-related disorders. Nearly 10% had presented for suicide attempt. CONCLUSIONS: The status of husband working abroad may have adverse consequences in mental health of @entity1 . Mood affect, @entity148 , and stress-related disorders are common @entity146 among them.
