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| Year : 1997 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 313-317 |
Psychiatric Sequelae of Amputation : I Immediate Effects
CP Mall1, JK Trivedi2, US Mishra3, VP Sharma4, PK Dalal5, M Katiyar5, Shrikant Srivastava6, PK Sinha7
1 Psychiatrist, Medical Officer, Provincial Medical Services, Basti, India
2 Professor, Department of Psychiatry K.G.'s Medical College, Lucknow, India
3 Professor & Head (Retd), Department of Orthopedics K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, India
4 Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, K.G. Medical College, Lucknow, India
5 Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry K.G.'s Medical College, Lucknow, India
6 Senior Resident, Department of Psychiatry K.G.'s Medical College, Lucknow, India
7 Senior Statistician, Department of Psychiatry K.G.'s Medical College, Lucknow, India
Correspondence Address:
J K Trivedi
Professor, Department of Psychiatry K.G.'s Medical College, Lucknow
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
PMID: 21584099 
Twenty-five subjects, who had undergone amputation within last 6 weeks, were studied for psychiatric complications, including phantom limb phenomena. The patients were interviewed on SCID, HRSD and HARS. Out of a total of 25 subjects, 8 (34.6%) developed psychiatric disorders - PTSD and major depression. The whole sample was thus divided into 2 groups-sick and nonsick. Phantom limb was seen in 88% subjects. No significant difference was present between the two groups with regard to presence of phantom, its associated phenomena of pain, telescopy and movement. A statistically significant difference was seen in psychiatric sickness in relation to upper and lower limb.
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