Psychiatric morbidity at secondary level health facility in Ballabgarh, Haryana

BACKGROUND: There is dearth of information about psychiatric morbidity at secondary level health facility in India. AIM: To study psychiatric morbidity amongst patients attending psychiatry clinic in secondary level health facility. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Present study is based on hospital record review of psychiatry clinic at secondary care hospital in Ballabgarh, Haryana. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Service record of psychiatry clinic at civil hospital Ballabgarh was reviewed. Diagnosis of psychiatric morbidity was done according to DSM IV and ICD 10 classification. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Descriptive analysis of data was carried out. RESULTS: A total of 724 (0.7%) new OPD patients consulted psychiatry clinic. Common Mental Disorders comprising of mood disorders, neurotic stress –related and somatoform disorders were the most commonly diagnosed disorders (60.5%) amongst reported psychiatric morbidity in the hospital. CONCLUSION: Substantial burden of psychiatry morbidity highlights necessity of psychiatry clinic at secondary care hospital in India.