Cite this article:
Agarwal (1994). Socio-Economic Characteristics of Patients Attending Mental Hospital Out Patient Clinic. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 7(1), pp. 45-50.
Socio-Economic Characteristics of
Patients Attending Mental Hospital Out
Patient Clinic
A.K. Agarwal
State Institute
of Health Management and Communication
Ms: Received 28.3.94; Accepted 5.5.94.
Abstract: In the present study, the data of six hundred
cases patient clinic of Govt. Mental Hospital, Gwalior
(M.P.) were collected. On analysis of these data, it was noted that 65.33% of the patient
belongs to Urban
community. 34. 83% cases were physical workers. Majority of cases belong to small families and the families whose income were under Rs. 1000/- per month. Only 9.4% patients having family history of mental disorder.
Key words: Mental disorder,
Urban Community, Rural Community, Socioeconomic, Unskilled
Workers, Skilled Workers.
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