AU - Ghaffari Saravi, V. AU - Zarghmi, M. AU - Ebrahimi, E. TI - The Prevalence of Depression in Thalassemic Patients in the City of Sari PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ijpcp JN - ijpcp VO - 9 VI - 3 IP - 3 4099 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-172-en.html 4100 - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-172-en.pdf SO - ijpcp 3 AB  -  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.  CP - IRAN IN - Pasdaran Blvd, Booali Sina Hospital, Sari, Iran, I. R. LG - eng PB - ijpcp PG - 33 PT - Original Research YR - 2004