CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL MORBIDITY IN A RURAL PRIMARY HEATH CENTRE OF HARYANA

The prevalence of mental morbidity including comorbidity with physical illnesses in a rural primary health centre is very high. Most common entitites in the diagnostic group according to DSM-IU-R were mood disorders (28%), somatoform disorders (27%), and anxiety disorders (17.6%). Majority of them p...

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Autores principales: Kishore, Jugal, Reddaiah, V.P., Kapoor, Vinay, Gill, J.S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2970831/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21584121
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Sumario:The prevalence of mental morbidity including comorbidity with physical illnesses in a rural primary health centre is very high. Most common entitites in the diagnostic group according to DSM-IU-R were mood disorders (28%), somatoform disorders (27%), and anxiety disorders (17.6%). Majority of them presented with somatic symptoms. There were significant differences in rates for mental disorders when age (particularly 35-44 years), marital status, types of family, and females operated for tubectomy were analysed. The study emphasises the need for effective mental health care to the rural community through primary health centres.

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