Table 1.
Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in the general population
| Investigator | Year | Center | Location | Sampling | Tool | Population | Prevalence/1000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surya[8] | 1964 | Pondicherry | U | H-H | MHSQ(P) | 2731 | 9.5 |
| Sethi et al.[9] | 1967 | Lucknow | U | H-H | QAPF | 1733 | 72.7 |
| Dube[10] | 1970 | Agra | M | H-H | DCP | 29.468 | 18 |
| Elnager et al.[11] | 1971 | Hoogly | R | H-H | CHM and DCP(2) | 1393 | 27 |
| Sethi et al.[12] | 1972 | Lucknow | R | H-H | CHQ and CHM | 2691 | 39.4 |
| Verghese et al.[13] | 1973 | Vellore | U | SRS | MHIS and DCP as per ICD (1965) | 1887 | 66.5 |
| Sethi et al.[14] | 1974 | Lucknow | R | 3SPS | PSQ and DCP as per DSM-II (1968) | 4481 | 67.0 |
| Thacore et al.[15] | 1975 | Lucknow | U | H-H | PHQ and DCP | 1977 | 81.6 |
| Nandi et al.[16] | 1975 | West Bengal | R | H-H | HS, QS and CRS as per ICD (1965 R) | 1060 | 102.8 |
| Nandi et al.[17] | 1979 | West Bengal | R | H-H | HS, SESS, CDS and CRS | 3718 | 102 |
| Shah et al.[18] | 1980 | Ahmedabad | U | H-H | MHSQ and DCP | 2712 | 47.2 |
| Mehta et al.[19] | 1985 | Vellore | R | S-S | IPSS and DCP | 5941 | 14.5 |
| Sachdeva et al.[20] | 1986 | Faridkot | R | H-H | HS, SESS and CDS | 1989 | 22.12 |
| Premrajan et al.[21] | 1993 | Pondichery | U | RS | IPSS and DCP as per ICD-9R | 1115 | 99.4 |
| Shaji et al.[22] | 1995 | Erankulam | R | H-H | IPSS, SESS, CRS and DCP, ICD-10 | 5284 | 14.57 |
| Sharma and Singh[23] | 2001 | Goa | M | SRS | RPES and DCP as per ICD-9 | 4022 | 60.2 |
Source: Math et al. 2007, IJMR, 183-192
Abbreviation - U - urban; R - rural; H-H - house to house survey; S-S.- systematic sampling; SRS - stratified random sampling 3SPS - 3-stage probability sampling; RS - random sampling, ICD - international classification of diseases DSM-II - diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. Tools: MHSQ = Mental health screening questionnaire; QAPF = Questionnaire for the assessment of psychiatric state of the family; DCP = Diagnosis confirmed by a psychiatrist(s); CHM = Case history method; CHQ = Case history questionnaire; IPSS = Indian Psychiatric survey schedule; SFQ = Social functioning questionnaire; MHIS = Mental health item sheet; PSQ = Psychiatric screening questionnaire; PHQ = Psychiatric health questionnaire; HS = Household schedule; QS = Questionnaire schedule; CRS = Case record schedule; CDS = Case detection schedule; SESS = Socioeconomic status schedule; RPES = Rapid psychiatric examination schedule