Non-traditional lifestyles and prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents in Goa, India

Abstract

The current prevalence of mental disorders in adolescents in our study was very low compared with studies in other countries. Strong family support was a critical factor associated with low prevalence of mental disorders, while factors indicative of adoption of a non-traditional lifestyle were associated with an increased prevalence.

Adolescent depressive symptoms in India, Australia and USA: Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling of cross-national invariance and predictions by gender and age

“…The mean scores observed in the current study may appear disproportionately higher than prevalence rates previously reported by previous studies of both Indian adolescents (7,12) as well as North American or Australian adolescents (44,45). However, it is important to distinguish such studies on the basis that these previous studies reported the prevalence of adolescents meeting the full diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders, such as Major…”

“…Pillai et al noted that previous research of mental disorders in adolescents in India reported a wide range of prevalence rates from 3% to 36% (7). Community-based studies of Indian adults have found prevalence rates of 61% for depressive symptoms and 16-34% for clinical depression (12).…”

“…In India for example, it is estimated that one fifth of India's population -an estimated 230 million people, is between the age of 10 and 19 years (7). As such, adolescent mental health is a central feature of the nation's overall health.…”

“…As such, adolescent mental health is a central feature of the nation's overall health. Despite this, very few epidemiological studies of depression in adolescents have been undertaken in India (8)(9)(10). Nair et al administered the Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI) via self-reported to 1014 adolescents aged between 10 and 19 in the Kerala state of India (11).…”

Assess the level of psychosocial health among adolescents at MTPG & RIHS, Puducherry

“…Adolescence is a stage before entrancing in to adulthood. There may be many challenges in this period and it demands adjustment of many fronds [3][4][5][6][7] . Adolescence is commonly divided in to three periods.…”