TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Probable psychiatric disorder in a rural community of West Bengal, India
JO  - Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology
A1  - Barik, Anamitra
A1  - Sarkhel, Sujit
A1  - Basu, Saugata
A1  - Chowdhury, Abhijit
A1  - Rai, Rajesh Kumar
SP  - 1495
EP  - 1500
VL  - 52
IS  - 12
N2  - PURPOSE: India faces multiple challenges to mitigate a high burden of psychiatric disorders. The risk of developing psychiatric disorder among the rural Indian population is poorly investigated. This study aims to understand the factors associated with probable psychiatric disorder (PPD) among a select rural Indian population. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the Birbhum population project of the society for health and demographic surveillance, West Bengal, India, were utilized. Cross-sectional data covering a sample of 31,135 respondents (male 15,384 and female 15,751) aged ≥ 16 years were used. The General Health Questionnaire-28 was administered and the responses were computed into three categories: psychological case, psychological caseness, and normal. Bivariate and multivariate ordered logit regression analyses were applied to attain the study objective. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the total population, 26% of respondents were identified with PPD. People aged ≥ 60 years, females, divorced/separated/widowed individuals, the unemployed and people with no formal education, individuals from the poorest economic group, and people with a history of selling or mortgaging assets towards their healthcare expenditure had a higher prevalence of psychiatric case within their respective group. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A high burden of PPD was estimated in the select rural community. While designing an intervention for measuring and addressing psychiatric disorders, the socioeconomic gradient of PPD could be helpful.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0933-7954
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-017-1447-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -