Open AccessPrevalence and correlates of depression in a rural adult population in Northwest India
Author(s) -
Chandini Gupta,
Meenakshi Arora,
Rajiv Kumar Gupta,
Najma Akhtar,
Bhavna Langer,
Rashmi Kumari,
Pawan Sharma,
Mudasir Majeed,
Sunil Kumar Raina
Publication year - 2020
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_656_19
Subject(s) - medicine , depression (economics) , rural population , environmental health , population , rural area , demography , traditional medicine , psychiatry , pathology , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Mental disorders are showing a discerning upward trend globally and it is projected that by 2030, depression would be the leading cause of disease burden globally. Depression has not only confined the developed world but is increasingly seen as a major public health problem in the developing world too.