Prevalence of DSM-5 mild and major neurocognitive disorder in India: Results from the LASI-DAD.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

India, with its rapidly aging population, faces an alarming burden of dementia. We implemented DSM-5 criteria in large-scale, nationally representative survey data in India to characterize the prevalence of mild and major Neurocognitive disorder.

Methods

The Harmonized Diagnostic Assessment of Dementia for the Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI-DAD) (N = 4,096) is a nationally representative cohort study in India using multistage area probability sampling methods. Using neuropsychological testing and informant reports, we defined DSM-5 mild and major neurocognitive disorder, reported its prevalence, and evaluated criterion and construct validity of the algorithm using clinician-adjudicated Clinical Dementia Ratings (CDR)®.

Results

The prevalence of m

SUBMITTER: Gross AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10849236 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature