Raina SK Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Geriatric depression scale; Psychological disability; Elders
Department of Community Medicine, DR. RPGMC, Tanda, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) India
Sunil Kumar Raina currently works at the Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College. Sunil does research in Neurology, Allied Health Science, injury science and Infectious Diseases. Their current project is '1. A study to plan rehabilitation of high number of hearing impaired in Doda district of J&K .' 2. Prevalence of major neurological disorders in tribal population of Himachal Pradesh
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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»