Background: There is dearth of information about psychiatric morbidity at secondary level health facility in India.
Aim: To study psychiatric morbidity amongst patients attending psychiatry clinic in secondary level health facility.
Settings and design: Present study is based on hospital record review of psychiatry clinic at secondary care hospital in Ballabgarh, Haryana.
Materials and methods: Service record of psychiatry clinic at civil hospital Ballabgarh was reviewed. Diagnosis of psychiatric morbidity was done according to DSM IV and ICD 10 classification.
Statistical analysis: Descriptive analysis of data was carried out.
Results: A total of 724 (0.7%) new OPD patients consulted psychiatry clinic. Common Mental Disorders comprising of mood disorders, neurotic stress -related and somatoform disorders were the most commonly diagnosed disorders (60.5%) amongst reported psychiatric morbidity in the hospital.
Conclusion: Substantial burden of psychiatry morbidity highlights necessity of psychiatry clinic at secondary care hospital in India.
Keywords: India; psychiatry morbidity; secondary level health facility.