Prevalence of anxiety and depression in an urban squatter setlement of karchi

A cross sectorial survey was conducted in 1995 to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Azam Basti an urban squatter settlement of Karachi. The subjects included consenting adult volunteers. Four hundred and eightyseven adults were interviewed by psychiatrists using DSM- IIIR criteria. Anxiety alone was present in 9.7%, depression alone in 7.8%, and anxiety and depression both in 12.9% cases. The overall prevalence of anxiety and depression was 30.4%