Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July-September | Volume: 4 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 103-106
Recurrent Depressive Disorder in a Patient with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
Dr. Joylin Jovita Mascarenhas1, Dr. Evelyn George2
1Assistant Professor, 2Post Graduate Resident,
Dept of Psychiatry, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore.
ABSTRACT
Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) is a genetically determined degenerative disease affecting voluntary musculature, affecting both males & females equally, beginning in the second or third decades. It is the most common muscular dystrophy in India and is associated with significant disability and poor quality of life. Patients with LGMD receive at least one psychiatric diagnosis in their life time, with depression and phobias being the most frequent. However, there is a dearth of information in the available literature on the same.
Key words: Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD), Recurrent depressive disorder