Prevalence of undiagnosed common mental disorders and its association with quality of life among patients attending the arrhythmia clinic of a large tertiary care hospital in Southern India

To Study the Clinical and Demographic Profile of Patients Presenting with Depression in Tertiary care Hospital

“…5 The prevalence of depression is high (3%-5%) with a life time prevalence of 5-20% with highest findings in urban lifestyle settings. 6 It also causes substantial disability-disrupting the occupational and social life of an individual. Moderate-to-severe occupational role dysfunction occurs in about half the patients.…”