S.C. TIWARI, M.D., MNAMS., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, KG's Medical College, Lucknow.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1998 Jul;40(3):266-73.
In a specific geographical area an estimate of prevalence of psychiatric morbidility was done. The sample was divided into geriatric population-psychiatrically ill and non-ill, and non-geriatric psychiatrically ill-field based population; the last group was compared with a similar hospital based sample. The total prevalence of psychiatric illness in geriatric group was 42.21%, and neurotic depression, MDP-depressed and anxiety state were most prevalent. To no single factor could be a definitive role, such as diagnostic, etiological, therapeutic or preventive, could be attributed.
在一个特定的地理区域进行了精神疾病发病率的估计。该样本分为老年人口-精神病患者和非精神病患者,以及非老年精神病患者-现场人群;最后一组与类似的住院患者样本进行了比较。老年组的精神疾病总患病率为 42.21%,其中最常见的是神经症性抑郁症、MDP 抑郁症和焦虑状态。没有一个单一的因素可以被确定为诊断、病因、治疗或预防的决定性因素。