Socio-demographic study of psychiatric disorders: A study of general hospital, Gurgaon

There is paucity of Indian literature about psychiatric patients taking treatment in secondary Health Units. In the present study, the socio-demographic profile and pattern of new patients visits in outpatient psychiatric services of District Mental Health Program, Gurgaon are reported and examined. First 500 new patients of seventeen major psychiatric diagnostic disorders visited the psychiatry opd of district hospital Gurgaon (Haryana) were included in the study. Maximum number of patients was diagnosed to have depression disorders (41.40%). The second largest group of new patients had epilepsy (15%). ADHD and PPP disorders were found in least percentage of patients (0.20% each). This was a preliminary attempt to study the pattern of different psychiatric disorders in a secondary health care setting and provides some definite information. In conclusion, it was seen that most of the patients belongs to low socio-economic group and large number of psychiatric patients were belongs to mood disorders.