Neuro-psychiatric profile of university students attending psychiatry outpatient department of a tertiary care centre

ABSTRACT

Background: Mental health problems are on the rise in young population because of multiple sources of stress and pressure to excel in the competitive environment, especially depression, substance use disorders and suicide in developing countries. Aims: To assess neuro-psychiatric profile of university students attending psychiatry OPD of a tertiary care centre. Method: All the university students who attended psychiatry OPD were assessed for Neuro-psychiatric problems using DSM-IV TR criteria for psychiatric/behavioural problems and Harrison’s principles of internal medicine criteria for Neurological problems. Results: The common diagnoses were depression 63(19.3%), tension headache 40(12.3%) anxiety disorder NOS 38(11.7%), dhat syndrome 34(10.4%), obsessive compulsive disorder 29(8.9%), migraine 28(8.6%), conversion disorder 14(4.3%), primary insomnia 11(3.4%), schizophrenia 7(2.1%), mania 6(1.8%), seizure disorder 6(1.8%), generalised anxiety disorder 6(1.8%), substance use disorder 5(1.5%). Conclusion: This study gives us an insight into the mental health of university students