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Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity at Mobile Health Clinic in an urban community in North India

Salve, Harshal, Goswami, Kiran, Nongkynrih, Baridalyne, Sagar, Rajesh, Sreenivas, V.·2012·General Hospital Psychiatry
DOI 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.09.009
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Objective The objective was to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity amongst patients attending Mobile Health Clinic (MHC) in an urban community in South Delhi.Methods Adult subjects were recruited by systematic random sampling at outpatient MHC. Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorder Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) was used for screening, and Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I.) was used for the confirmation of diagnosis of psychiatric disorder of all PHQ-positive and 20% of PHQ-negative patients. Association of selected sociodemographic factors with psychiatric morbidity was also assessed.Results In total, 350 subjects were recruited, out of which 92 (26.3%) [95% confidence interval (CI) 21.7-31.0] were found to be PHQ positive. M.I.N.I. was administered to 141 subjects (92 PHQ positives and 52 PHQ negatives). Total estimated magnitude of psychiatric morbidity by M.I.N.I. was 25.4% (95% CI 20.9-29.9). Depression (15.7%) was observed to be the most common psychiatric disorder followed by generalized anxiety disorder (11.1%) and phobic disorders (10.1%). Suicidal ideation was reported by 37 (10.6%) patients. Literate status [odds ratio (OR)=0.43] and duration of migration >20 years to study area (OR=1.27) were found to be significantly associated with psychiatric morbidity.Conclusion In resource-poor country like India, high psychiatric morbidity at MHC justifies the use of MHC for providing outreach mental health services in difficult areas.

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Authors
Salve, H., Goswami, K., Nongkynrih, B., Sagar, R., & Sreenivas, V.
Affiliations
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Corresponding author
Salve, Harshal
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Venue
General Hospital Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-03
Volume
34
Issue
2
Pages
121-126
ISSN
0163-8343 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.09.009
OpenAlex
W2026309810
Cited by
26
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36
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2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4
FWCI
3.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • General Hospital Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
Keywords
psychiatric morbidity, prevalence, mobile clinics, primary care mental health, depression, generalized anxiety disorder, phobia, suicidal ideation, sociodemographic risk factors, literacy, migration duration, urban communities, South Delhi
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Ambulatory Care, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, India, Interviews as Topic, Male, Middle Aged, Mobile Health Units, Surveys and Questionnaires, Urban Population, Young Adult

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