Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Kajal Chakrabarti.
Studies on thyroid functions were performed on patients suffering from depression. Thirty four cases of depression were studied for their thyroid function and showed a diminished level of T3 and T4 with concomitant rise in TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) level. This work showed that depressive patients had been suffering from sub-hypothyroidism.
A retrospective study of suicide cases admitted to Emergency Department and latter admitted to Department of Medicine and followed by Department of Psychiatry, Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital. This study covered a period of 4 yrs. i.e. from January 2000 to December 2003. During this period total 118 cases were admitted. Out of which 39 male and 58 female cases were studied. Suicide was their common motive. The most common poison was organophosphorous compounds. Age group of attempt suicide are between 15-45 yrs. Depression, post-schizophrenic depression and clear psychosocial stress were important cause of suicide in this study.
The study of etiological factors on mental retardation was conducted at family counselling and resource school of Association of Welfare of Menta+lly Retarded (AWMR), Hattisar, Kathmandu. A total of 91 mental retarded cases were studied in the year 2000 and 2001 for etiological factors. The present study shows significant relationship of mental retardation and age in both the year. The higher rate of mental retardation in the 0 to 5 years age group in both the year. About 70.0% with mental retardation (MR) are first born babies in both the year. Majority of the families have unfavourable attitude towards the mentally retarded individual.