PREVALENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN AHMEDABAD (AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY)

A psychiatric survey was carried out in an urban area of Ahmedabad which consisted mainly of middle class population. 461 families were surveyed which consisted of a total number of 2712 persons. The data was collected in a predetermined form. The index cases were individually evaluated in detail wi...

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Autores principales: Shah, Anil V., Goswami, U. A., Maniar, R. C., Hajariwala, D. C., Sinha, B. K.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1980
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3013608/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22058505
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Sumario:A psychiatric survey was carried out in an urban area of Ahmedabad which consisted mainly of middle class population. 461 families were surveyed which consisted of a total number of 2712 persons. The data was collected in a predetermined form. The index cases were individually evaluated in detail with the help of a structured Psychiatric proforma, case work and psychiatric examination by a consultant for psychiatric diagnosis. Out of the total of 2712 persons surveyed, 128 were found to be suffering from psychiatric disorders, the prevalance rate being 4.7% (47.2 per thousand).

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