IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-3-14650 Original Research Paper Burden of Psychiatric morbidity (proportion of different mental disorder) in geriatric age group patients attending Psychiatry OPD of a Tertiary Care facility of Employees State Insurance Corporation(ESIC) Hospital. Avik Chakraborty Dr. March 2018 7 3 01 02 ABSTRACT

 

study of prevalence of Psychiatric morbidity in elderly population, particularly in labour class is limited. We aimed to measure proportion of Psychiatric morbidity in this population attending our Psychiatry OPD. It is a retrospective, hospital based, cross sectional, descriptive study. We found majority patients are young old age group and female. Depressive disorders and Anxiety Disorders are most common. Being Hospital based, this study lacks generalisablity to community.