Prevalence and Factors Associated with Stress, Anxiety and Depression amongst Primary Care Patients with Hepatitis B and C Infections in Nigeria.

Background: Globally, more than 350 million people live with viral hepatitis, out of which over 20 million are in Nigeria. The prevalence of anxiety, depression and stress among patients with viral hepatitis in the primary care setting is not well established.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety and stress among hepatitis patients in a primary care clinic in North Central Nigeria using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ2), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD 2) and Kessler 6 scales respectively.

Postpartum psychosis in peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report.

Background: This case report highlights the rare occurrence of postpartum psychosis in the setting of peripartum cardiomyopathy, which can have rare presentations like arrhythmias and pulmonary edema; and the challenges one should anticipate while managing these conditions together. Caution is advised whenever antipsychotic drugs are to be administered to a patient with a cardiac condition as these drugs potentially increase the risk of arrhythmias and sudden death.

Case Presentation: A 35 year old grand multiparous woman who was 1 week into puerperium was admitted with severe difficulty in breathing at rest, chest congestion and pain.