The burden of mental disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental disorders are among the leading causes of non-fatal disease burden in India, but a systematic understanding of their prevalence, disease burden, and risk factors is not readily available for each state of India. In this report, we describe the prevalence and disease burden of each mental disorder for the states of India, from 1990 to 2017.

Methods

We used all accessible data from multiple sources to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders, years lived with disability (YLDs), and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) caused by these disorders for all the states of India from 1990 to 2017, as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. We assessed the heterogeneity and time trends of mental disorders across the states of Indi

SUBMITTER: India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Mental Disorders Collaborators 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7029418 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature