A study of mental health among people with vitamin B12 deficiency

Abstract

The aim of present investigation was to know the differential impact of level of B 12 and stages of development on mental health among people having vitamin B12 deficiency. Sample of 60 people with vitamin B12 deficiency were taken from laboratory and hospital of Bhavnagar city, Gujarat. Data were collected with the help of mental health scale made by Dr. A. K. Shreevastav and Dr. Jagdish (1982) and translated in to Gujarati by Bhavana K. Thummar (2009) collected data were statistically analysed with the help of ANOVA. The result showed significance mean difference between the < 150 pg / mL and 150 – 200 pg / mL level of B12 among people having vitamin B12 deficiency (F = 61.20). There is no significant mean difference between mental health of adolescents and young adults (F = 1.16). There is significant mean difference between level of B12 and stages of development