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Objective: To find out the frequency of compliance of patients using anti-depressants prescribed at out-patient department. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in the out-patient department of Institute of Psychiatry, Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi from September 10, 2010 till May 10, 2011. Materials and Methods: One hundred and sixteen patients aged 18 years and above, presenting with moderate depressive illness, able to understand and speak Urdu, taking treatment for at least 4 weeks and belonging to both genders were recruited from out-patient department using consecutive (non-probability) sampling technique. Patients having severe depressive illness with psychotic features and severe agitation were excluded. Antidepressant Compliance Questionnaire was translated and validated through a pilot study and then the Urdu translation was orally administered to each participant for the assessment of compliance with antidepressant medication. Results: Among the participants 74.1% were compliant and 25.9% were non-compliant with anti-depressant medications. Conclusion: This study found a high degree of patient compliance with anti-depressants. The results would help in early recognition of non-compliant patients, so that necessary changes could be made in the treatment plan to ensure better compliance.

The present study was designed with the aim to study morphometric characterization as well as phylogeny and diversity of the local Surguli goat at their breeding tract district Kohat through mitochondrial DNA region, i.e., Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit One (CO1) gene. Morphometric data and blood samples were collected from thirty (30) pure goats. Morphometric analysis showed that sex had significant effect ( p  < 0.05) on body weight, body length, hearth girth and horn length while no significant effect ( p  > 0.05) was observed for other characteristics. The results also indicated that age had significant effect ( p  < 0.05) on height at rump, ear length, horn length and tail length while no significant effect ( p  > 0.05) was observed for other characteristics. The phylogenetic analysis through CO1 nucleotide sequences within nucleotide range 1-767 showed nine polymorphic sites segregating into eight haplotypes. The mean intraspecific diversity and mean interspecific diversity were calculated as 0.23 and 2.36%, respectively. Phylogenetic tree revealed that Capra Ibex and native Surguli goat have common ancestors. The morphometric and molecular results obtained from the present study can be exploited as a selection tool for breeding and overall improvement.