Volume : VIII, Issue : IV, April - 2018

ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO- DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS IN PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Srivastava B, Dwivedi V. K, Basumatary B

Abstract :

Background:Psychotic disorders are a group of chronic debilitating psychiatric illness, characterized by loss in touch with reality and disorders of thought, behaviour, appearance and speech. The environmental factors have an important role in the onset of all psychoses. Our study was an effort these socio– demographic determinants in patients with psychotic disorders.

Material and methods:It was anunicentric, open labeled, prospective study which was included patients with psychotic disorders. The socio– demographic profile assessment was done in the study patients.

Results: Out of total 80 study patients, 41(51.3%) were males and 39(48.8%) were females. 29 (36.25%) study patients were in the age group 30–40 years closely followed by the age group 19–29 years, 27 patients(33.75%)., 50(62.5%) were of education status ‘IX and above’. we observed that highest number of patients, 43(53.75%) were ‘married’. Maximum patients belonged to class III (41.25%), followed by class V (22.5%) and class IV (20%). maleswere mostly unemployed 39.02% (16 patients).

CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrated equal gender distribution. Maximum number of patients were in the age group 30– 40 years, married, lower socio– economic status, had education ‘IX and above’ and were from rural areas. Females were mostly housewives and males were unemployed.

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

Cite This Article:

Srivastava B, Dwivedi V.K, Basumatary B, ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO- DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS IN PATIENTS WITH PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-4 | April-2018

Number of Downloads : 199

References :