Prevalence and socioeconomic impact of depressive disorders in India: multisite population-based cross-sectional study

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Authors

Banavaram Anniappan Arvind · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Gopalkrishna Gururaj · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Santosh Loganathan · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Senthil Amudhan · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Mathew Varghese · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Vivek Benegal · National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences

Abstract

Around 23 million adults would need care for DD in India at any given time. Since productive population is affected most, DD entails considerable socioeconomic impact at individual and family levels. This is a clarion call for all the concerned stakeholders to scale up services under National Mental Health Programme in India along with integrating care for DD with other ongoing national health programmes.

Topics & Keywords

Mental Health Treatment and Access Health disparities and outcomes Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Open

Volume 9, Issue 6, pp. e027250-e027250

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027250

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