Shrestha M R, Sherchan S, Shakya R, Joshi D
Mental Hospital, Lagankhel, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepal Med Coll J. 2011 Jun;13(2):133-6.
Psychiatric morbidity is a major public health problem in the world across developed and developing countries. There is a paucity of Nepalese studies on psychiatric morbidity. All the patients who were admitted in mental hospital, Lagankhel from 17th July 2009 to 16th July 2010 were included in this study. Information on their Socio-demographic profiles and hospital diagnosis was extracted from their clinical notes. Eight hundred and fifty two patients were included in this study. Fifty eight percent were males. More than sixty percent of the patients were aged between 21 and 40 years. Sixty patients were married. In terms of ICD 10 diagnosis, the most common diagnoses were Schizophrenia in 427 (50.1%), mood disorders in 286 (33.5%) and substance use disorder in 80 (9.3%). In terms of length of stay, majority of them (56.4%) had stayed for 0-14 days. Thus, there is a need to increase the awareness in the general public regarding the impact of mental illness and the need for timely treatment.
在发达国家和发展中国家，精神疾病是一个全球性的重大公共卫生问题。尼泊尔关于精神疾病发病率的研究较少。本研究纳入了2009年7月17日至2010年7月16日期间入住拉甘凯尔精神病院的所有患者。从他们的临床记录中提取了社会人口学资料和医院诊断信息。本研究共纳入852名患者，其中58%为男性。超过60%的患者年龄在21至40岁之间。60名患者已婚。根据国际疾病分类第10版（ICD - 10）诊断，最常见的诊断是精神分裂症427例（50.1%）、心境障碍286例（33.5%）和物质使用障碍80例（9.3%）。就住院时间而言，大多数患者（56.4%）住院0至14天。因此，有必要提高公众对精神疾病影响以及及时治疗必要性的认识。
