David B. Mumford|Fareed Aslam Minhas|Imtiaz Akhtar|Saeed Akhter|Malik H. Mubbashar
Stress and psychiatric disorder in urban Rawalpindi
At Bristol|Rawalpindi Medical University|University of Bristol|At Bristol|University of Bristol|Rawalpindi Medical University|University of Bristol|Rawalpindi Medical University|At Bristol|University of Bristol|Rawalpindi Medical University|At Bristol|University of Bristol|Rawalpindi Medical University|At Bristol
background recent studies rural areas pakistan yielded high prevalence rates common mental disorders especially among women aims investigate emotional distress common mental disorders poor urban district using survey method method firststage screening slum district rawalpindi used bradford somatic inventory psychiatric interviews conducted stratified samples using icd10 research diagnostic criteria results conservative estimate 25 women 10 men suffered anxiety depressive disorders levels emotional distress increased age men women women living joint households reported distress living unitary families higher levels education associated lower risk common mental disorders especially younger women emotional distress negatively correlated socioeconomic variables among women conclusions study found levels emotional distress psychiatric morbidity poor district rawalpindi less half nearby rural village punjab although rates women still double men possible explanations healthy people migrate cities urban living conducive good mental health pakistan