Psychiatry research and prevalence of psychiatric disorders among tribal populations of India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The tribal population in India is characterized by low socioeconomic status and facing issues like marginalization, discrimination, cultural disruption, and displacement. These challenges have significant effects on their mental health, but research on psychiatric conditions among them is limited.

Aim

We aim to find existing psychiatry literature and to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety among them.

Methods

We carried out systematic searches across several databases like PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, EBSCOhost, ProQuest (Health research collections), PsycNet, Ovid, and Google Scholar, without limiting the publication period.

Results

Our search yielded 107 relevant articles, which included systematic reviews, prevalence stud

SUBMITTER: Bakhla AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11964161 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature