Open AccessSociodemographic Correlates of Unipolar and Bipolar Depression in North-East India: A Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Kamal Narayan Kalita,
Jyoti Hazarika,
Mohan Raj Sharma,
Shilpi K. Saikia,
Priyanka Patangia,
Pranabjyoti Hazarika,
Anil Sarmah
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 0975-1564
pISSN - 0253-7176
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7176.198949
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , cross sectional study , psychiatry , nonprobability sampling , bipolar disorder , beck depression inventory , outpatient clinic , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , anxiety , population , cognition , environmental health , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Early diagnosis and management of depression is important for better therapeutic outcome. Strategies for distinguishing between unipolar and bipolar depression are yet to be defined, resulting improper management. This study aims at comparing the socio-demographic and other variables between patients with unipolar and bipolar depression, along with assessment of severity of depression.