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cajgh-138	Nair, Sreejith S.; Raghunath, Pooja; Nair, Sreekanth S.	Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders among the Rural Geriatric Population: A Pilot Study in Karnataka, India	2015	10	.pdf	application/pdf	4088	267	53	| DOI 10.5195/cajgh.2015.138|http://cajgh.pitt.edu Nations indicated that 21.0% of the Indian population will be aged 60+ years by 2050.5 Mental disorders in the elderly often go untreated due to the misperceptions that these disorders are a normal part of aging and a natural reaction to chronic illness, loss of family members, and social transition occurring with age.6 The burden of late-life psychiatric disorder on physical health, social support systems, and overall functioning is considerable, making mental disorders a leading cause of burden in elderly adults.7 Additionally, mental disorder is a preventable risk factor for mortality, particularly suicide attempts.8 Western countries have conducted numerous studies on the resources, needs, and outcomes on the community-based care of the elderly, which helped in the estimation of public health burden of the geropsychiatric population.9-14 Few studies have been conducted in India on the extent of mental disorder burden in these geriatric age groups. The assessment of psychiatric disorder prevalence will help strengthen psycho-geriatric services and thus improve the quality of life of the elderly.	cache/cajgh-138.pdf	txt/cajgh-138.txt