TB stigma's impact on patients' mental health?

“Major mental health problems associated with tuberculosis are anxiety and depression which is due to many attributing factors such as social stigmata of the disease, drug used in the treatment of the disease, and long duration of the treatment. Apart from this, tuberculosis infection interferes with the health-related quality of life (HRQOL), including physical, social, mental, emotional and financial domains of individuals,”

Dr Arun Chowdary Kotaru, Consultant, Respiratory/ Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine at Artemis Hospitals Gurgaon, tells ABP Live.

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Format: Science

Online Publication: ABP Live

Date: 24/03/2023

Inputs Shared By: Dr Arun Chowdary Kotaru, Consultant, Respiratory/ Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine at Artemis Hospitals Gurgaon

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