Open AccessDisability associated with mental disorders
Author(s) -
Pranit K Chaudhury,
Kamala Deka,
Dhrubajyoti Chetia
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.31597
Subject(s) - psychiatry , anxiety , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , bipolar disorder , depression (economics) , prevalence of mental disorders , clinical psychology , dementia , medicine , psychology , alcohol use disorder , disease , alcohol , cognition , biochemistry , chemistry , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Disability associated with mental illness is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. The present study looks at some aspects of disability associated with 7 psychiatric disorders: schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dementia, and mental and behavioural disorders due to the use of alcohol.