| Literature DB >> 22058505 |
A V Shah1, U A Goswami, R C Maniar, D C Hajariwala, B K Sinha.
Abstract
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).Entities:
Year: 1980 PMID: 22058505 PMCID: PMC3013608
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Psychiatry ISSN: 0019-5545 Impact factor: 1.759