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January 1, 2020Indian Journal of Social PsychiatryOpen Access

Depression, anxiety, and stress among Indian urban affluent adults

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Why the study?

Assessment of depression, anxiety, and stress using DASS-21 has focused on school- or college-going populations, with limited assessments among adults.

Population

218 urban, affluent, 30–45-year-old apparently healthy adults in Delhi, India

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

BABaniTamber AeriUniversity of DelhiSCShraddha Chauhan

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Implication

May support mental health screening in urban affluent Indian adults; hypothesis-generating pending longitudinal validation.

Structured PICO

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Population
218 urban, affluent, 30–45-year-old apparently healthy adults (males and females) from preventive health check programs in the National Capital Region, Delhi, India.
I
Intervention
DASS-21 questionnaire assessment
O
Outcome
Levels of depression, anxiety, and stress measured by DASS-21patient reported

A significant proportion of apparently healthy urban affluent adults in India experience depression, anxiety, and stress, highlighting the need for regular mental health screening.

Cite This Study

Aeri et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ff7ce710d6befb257749b5https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_115_18
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