Profile of the inflammatory bowel disease patient with depressive disorders.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients attending the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and determine whether these characteristics are risk factors for the development of a depressive disorder.


METHODS
Sixty-seven patients attending the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic of the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine were assessed for the presence of depressive symptoms using a simple questionnaire (CES-D) and a detailed diagnostic evaluation (CIDI-DSM IV Module E). Age, gender, education, time of IBD diagnosis, duration of treatment, psychiatric history, treatment with corticosteroids, and activity of IBD were determined and correlated with the presence of depressive symptoms and depressive diagnosis. Study data was tabulated on Epi-Info 6.0 and it was analyzed using SPSS version 10. Univariate (includes means and frequencies), bivariate (t-student, Kruskal Wallis and Chi-square) and multivariate analyses (logistic regression) were performed.


RESULTS
Patients older than 34 years old had three times higher probability of developing a depressive disorder (p = 0.043, OR = 3.22). Patients with a psychiatric history had seven times higher probability of developing depressive disorder (p = 0.004, OR = 7).


CONCLUSIONS
The risk factors identified with an increased probability of developing a depressive disorder were age older than 34 years and psychiatric history.
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Department of Psychiatry, Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones