Open AccessA study on the prevalence of depression and its risk factors among adult population of Siliguri subdivision of Darjeeling district, West Bengal
Author(s) -
Sudip Banik Chaudhuri,
Pankaj Kumar Mandal,
Manasi Chakrabarty,
Gautam Bandyopadhyay,
Sharmistha Bhattacherjee
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_326_16
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , demography , population , logistic regression , beck depression inventory , context (archaeology) , cross sectional study , residence , environmental health , psychiatry , geography , anxiety , archaeology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics , pathology
Considering morbidity and mortality, depression is a burning issue in the modern civilization. Early diagnosis and treatment significantly reduces the incidence of morbidity and mortality. In this context, the present study was conducted to find the prevalence and associated factors of depression among adult population of Siliguri subdivision, Darjeeling district, West Bengal.