Table 1.
Clinical variables of the respondents
| N = 180 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
| Duration of Mental Illness (in years) Mean ± SD 4.13 ± 4.98 | ||
| Less than 1 | 56 | 31.11 |
| 1 to 5 | 79 | 43.89 |
| 6 to 10 | 34 | 18.89 |
| 11 to 15 | 5 | 2.78 |
| 16 and above | 6 | 3.33 |
| Presence of Co-morbidity | ||
| Yes | 61 | 33.9 |
| No | 119 | 66.1 |
| Family History of Mental Illness | ||
| Yes | 45 | 25.00 |
| No | 135 | 75.00 |
| Hospital Admission | ||
| Yes | 57 | 31.67 |
| No | 123 | 68.33 |
| Diagnostic Category | ||
| Mood disorders | 79 | 43.89 |
| Neurotic, stress-related & somatoform disorders | 72 | 40.00 |
| Schizophrenia, schizotypal & delusional disorders | 28 | 15.56 |
| Disorders of adult personality & behavior | 1 | 0.56 |