P.S. NANDI, M.D., D.P.M., Consultant Psychiatrist, Peerless Hospital, Calcutta.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1997 Apr;39(2):122-9.
A door to door field-survey was conducted in two villages by a team of psychiatrists with the aim of assessing the mental morbidity of the population. The present communication is restricted to the mental morbidity of the elderly population aged 60 years and above. The total sample comprised 183 persons (male 85, female 98). Majority of the families (44.2%) belonged to class IV according to Pareek and Trivedi's scale. Sixty one percent of the elderly population was mentally ill. Women had a higher rate of morbidity than men (77.6% and 42.4% repetitively). The overwhelming majority of the affected persons were depressives. Rate of dementia was low.
研究人员组织了一个由精神科医生组成的团队，在两个村庄进行了逐户实地调查，旨在评估该人群的精神疾病发病率。本研究仅限于 60 岁及以上的老年人群的精神疾病发病率。总样本包括 183 人（男性 85 人，女性 98 人）。根据 Pareek 和 Trivedi 的量表，大多数家庭（44.2%）属于第四类。61%的老年人口患有精神疾病。女性的发病率高于男性（分别为 77.6%和 42.4%）。绝大多数受影响的人都是抑郁症患者。痴呆症的发病率较低。
