Estimating the prevalence of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in the Kashmir Valley, India

dc.contributor.authorHousen, Tambrien_AU
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-14T04:59:46Z
dc.date.available2017-12-14T04:59:46Z
dc.date.created7/12/2017en_AU
dc.date.issued2017en_AU
dc.description.abstractBackground: The Kashmir Valley has been subject to continual political insecurity and ongoing conflict. We conducted a representative cross-sectional population-based survey of adults to estimate the prevalence and predictors of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the ten districts of the Kashmir Valley. Methods: We interviewed 5519 out of 5600 invited participants, ?18 years of age, randomly sampled using a probability proportional to size cluster sampling design. We estimated the prevalence of a probable psychological disorder using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-25) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ-16). Data was weighted to account for the sampling design and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify risk factors. Findings: We identified 41% (95% CI 39?2-43?4) of adults with probable depression, 26% (95% CI 23.8-27.5) with probable anxiety and 19% (95% CI 17.5-21.2) with probable PTSD. The three disorders were associated with the following characteristics: being female, over 55 years of age, having had no formal education, living in a rural area, and being widowed/divorced or separated. A dose-response association was found between the number of traumatic events experienced or witnessed and all three mental disorders .Interpretation: The implementation of decentralized mental health awareness programs are needed in the Kashmir Valley.en_AU
dc.format.extent1 pageen_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/138098
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherCanberra, ACT : NECTAR, The Australian National Universityen_AU
dc.relation.ispartofANU NECTAR Collaboration across boundaries : a cross-disciplinary conference (2017)en_AU
dc.rightsAuthor/s retain copyrighten_AU
dc.titleEstimating the prevalence of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress disorder in the Kashmir Valley, Indiaen_AU
dc.typeConference posteren_AU
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationCollege of Health and Medicine, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.type.statusPublished versionen_AU

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