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The British Journal of Psychiatry (1974) 124: 243-246. doi: 10.1192/bjp.124.3.243
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Mental Health and Urban Life: A Study of 850 Families

B. B. SETHI M.B., D.Sc.Psych., M.R.C.Psych.1, S. C. GUPTA M.A., D.M. & S.P.2, R. K. MAHENDRU M.D.3, and P. KUMARI M.A.4

1 Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical College, Lucknow
2 Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, King George's Medical College, Lucknow
3 Assistant Research Officer, Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical College, Lucknow
4 Social Worker, Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical College, Lucknow

1. The study aimed to find the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in an urban population. The sample comprised 850 families drawn from different constituencies of Lucknow city. The research team administered a questionnaire to identify psychiatric cases, and each suspected case was later given detailed clinical evaluation.

2. Out of a surveyed population of 4,481, there were 300 psychiatric cases, giving a period prevalence of 67 per 1,000.

3. The diagnostic distribution of these cases was: Neuroses, 41 per cent; affective disorders, 12 per cent; schizophrenia, 4 per cent; mental retardation, 16 per cent; organic brain syndrome (non-psychotic), 7 per cent; and miscellaneous group, 21 per cent.

4. Psychiatric disorders were significantly more prevalent in the age groups above 30 years, in illiterates and in persons belonging to small families. Prevalence was also high in those who were housewives, widowed, separated, or unemployed.

Submitted on September 4, 1972




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