%0 Journal Article %A Ghaffari Saravi, V. %A Zarghmi, M. %A Ebrahimi, E. %T The Prevalence of Depression in Thalassemic Patients in the City of Sari %J Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology %V 9 %N 3 %U http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-172-en.html %R %D 2004 %K thalassemia, depression, Sari, %X  AbstractObjectives: Considering the high prevalence of thalassemia in Mazandaran province, this study evalu- ated the relationship between depression and major thalassemia. Method: An anterograde cohort study was conducted on all thalassemic patients (86 girls and 79 boys) between the ages of 9 and 16 years old referred to Booali Sina Thalassemia Clinic.They were assessed by Children Depression Scale (CDS). Findings: Level of depression was higher in thalassemic patients (14%) than in the control group (5.5%), even though the average score of depression in females of control group was higher than the thalasse- mic females. Results: The prevalence of depression is remarkable in thalassemic patients.  %> http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-172-en.pdf %P 33-40 %& 33 %! The Prevalence of Depression in Thalassemic Patients in the City of Sari %9 Original Research %L A-10-1-172 %+ %G eng %@ 1735-4315 %[ 2004