A Preliminary Study on the Prevalence of Depression in an Adult Urban Population of Gangtok
Journal Title: International Journal of Medical Research Professionals - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Psychiatric disorders accounts for 5 of the 10 leading cause of disability, as measured by disability adjusted life years. Despite these alarming trends there have been no systematic epidemiological studies on the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of depression in the community. The principle aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression in adults in an urban population of the city of Gangtok, Sikkim. Materials & Methods: The community based cross sectional study was conducted on an urban community sample in Tadong municipal ward in the capital city of Gangtok, Sikkim which is 500 meters from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences. The present study was conducted on approximately 7500 population with an electoral registry of 3798 people. Results: Our study showed that the majority of case were seen in younger age group and mostly female subjects. Middle class married couple was more depressed in our study. The prevalence of depression was 17.25%. Conclusion: We concluded that the present study diagnosed depression using a clinical interview and mental status examination. No scales were used to screen patients unlike previous studies, as the investigator believed that all screening scales have sensitivity and specificity issues.
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Bhanu Pratap Singh, Sanjiba Dutta, Forhad Akhtar Zaman, Harshavardhan Sampath
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- EP ID EP532013
- DOI 10.21276/ijmrp.2018.4.3.040
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