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Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Tejinder Singh1 ,Neelam Rathi2 , Raman Baliyan3 , Anurag Timothy4

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Background:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, diffuse interstitial lung disease of unknown cause that occurs primarily in older adults. Several causes for IPF have been proposed, including diabetes mellitus, smoking, metal particles, and sawdust. IPF is the commonest and most severe form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. No curative medical treatment is available for IPF, and lung transplantation remains the only effective treatment. Psychiatric comorbidities are common in patients of IPF. Among them, depression and anxiety are more common. Aim and objective: To study the prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

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