Psychiatric comorbidities among patients with complex drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai, India

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Authors

Chinmay Laxmeshwar

Mrinalini Das

Tom Decroo · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Tinne Gils · Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde

Gabriella Ferlazzo · Médecins Sans Frontières

Abstract

In our setting, among people started on DR-TB treatment, and with a complex TB resistance profile, about one in three patients experienced a psychiatric comorbidity, of which half developed this comorbidity during treatment. With comprehensive psychiatric care integrated into DR-TB care delivery, treatment outcomes were at least as good among those with psychiatric comorbidities compared to those without such comorbidities.

Topics & Keywords

Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Epilepsy research and treatment Schizophrenia research and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 17, Issue 2, pp. e0263759-e0263759

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263759

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