Frequency of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents with depression: An experience in a tertiary care hospital

Objective: to determine the frequency of ibs in depressed adolescent patients. methodology: the study,designed as a cross-sectional,was performed in a consecutive sample of adolescents diagnosed with depression in the department of medicine,lady reading hospital,peshawar,pakistan. frequency of ibs in depressed adolescents was found using the rome iii criteria. results: among 162 depressed adolescents,73(45%) were male and 89(55%) were female. overall 24(14.81%) of adolescents diagnosed with depression were having ibs. among 162 adolescents,49(30%) were having mild depression,of which 4(8.16%) were having ibs; 70(43%) were having moderate depression,of which 9(12.85%) were having ibs; 36(22%) were having moderate severe depression,of which 7(19.44%) were having ibs; 8(5%) were having severe depression,of which 4(50%) were having ibs. conclusion: there was a high frequency of ibs in depressed adolescents and its frequency increased with the level of depression. © 2016,postgraduate medical institute. all rights reserved.