Mental Disability: A Retrospective Study of Socio-demographic Variables.

ABSTRACT

Aim: To analyse socio-demographic variables and statistics of mental disability certificate issued. Method: Data of all the patients evaluated between January 2009 and December 2010 were screened for inclusion criteria. Those fulfilled the selection criteria were included in the study. Evaluation was done for socio-demographic and other variables. Results and Conclusions: Males comprise of 73.5% of the sample. Approximately 91% of them were residents of Delhi. Approximately 95% of the sample was from urban origin. Approximately, 16% of the sample was having diagnosis other than mental retardation. There is a great need to spread awareness so that not only the urban but maximum number of rural people also may get benefitted.