International Journal of Mental Health & PsychiatryISSN: 2471-4372

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Parasher CL Author

Subjects of specialization
Geriatric depression scale; Psychological disability; Elders

Affiliation
PhD Scholar, Shri Jagdishprasad Jhabarmal Tibrewala University, Rajasthan, India

Biography

Parasher CL belongs to Department of Community Medicine, and his areas of interest are Psychological disability; Elders and his one of the publication is Effect of driving frequency on excitation of turbulence in a kinetic plasma


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Mean Scores on Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) as Indicator of Prevalence of Depression in a Rural Elderly Population in North-West India

Author(s):

Raina SK, Chander V, Bhardwaj A, Parasher CL

Introduction: Depression constitutes the most prominent of affective disorders encountered in old age. Major depression, found in some 5% of older persons in the community, and minor depression, found in some 10- 20%, is associated with increased risk of physical disability.

Material and Methods: The study was conducted as a survey of all residents aged 60 years and older. A house-to-house survey was conducted to identify individuals eligible for inclusion in the study. All eligible individuals present in their homes on the day of survey and who gave their consent to participate were included in the study.view moreĀ»

DOI: 10.4172/2471-4372.1000117

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