%0 Journal Article
%T Disability and socio
%A Aravind BA Banavaram
%A BS Chavan
%A Rohit Garg
%A Sonia Puri
%A Subhash Das
%J International Journal of Social Psychiatry
%@ 1741-2854
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0020764018792590
%X Mental illness results in a plethora of distressing issues, has tremendous socio-economic impact and causes socio-occupational dysfunction in the individual as well as the caregivers. There is a felt need to explore the disability caused by mental illness and the associated socio-economic impact at the population level in a developing nation like India. To elucidate the disability and socio-economic impact associated with mental illness at the individual and household levels for the state of Punjab in India. This was a multisite cross-sectional study carried out during 2015¨C2016 (as a part of the National Mental Health Survey of India) in three districts and one urban metro area of Punjab. The sample was selected using multi-stage, stratified, random cluster sampling technique, with random selection based on Probability Proportionate to Size (PPS) at different stages. A validated set of questions was used to assess the socio-economic impact of mental illness and the Sheehan Disability Scale was used to document self-perceived disability among individuals with mental morbidity. Median (IQR) and proportions were used to summarize quantitative and qualitative data, respectively Subjects with any mental morbidity reported disability of varying severities across different domains of life; family life was affected the most (70.1%). One in every six persons reported that their mental illness interfered with their daily activities to a large extent. Economic burden was high and a typical family would spend about INR 1500/month (US$23) towards the treatment of its member with mental morbidity. Family members had to forego their work for at least 7£¿days in 3£¿months to take care of their relative with mental illness. Mental illness causes disability in the individual and has tremendous socio-economic impact on the family, incapacitating a family¡¯s productivity to a large extent and thus affecting the society
%K Disability
%K socio-economic impact
%K family
%K mental morbidity
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0020764018792590