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BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 328, Issue 7443, Pages 794-797Publisher
BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7443.794
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Objectives To assess the available evidence on the prevalence, aetiology, treatment, and prevention of anxiety and depressive disorders in Pakistan. Design Systematic review of published literature: Studies reviewed 20 studies, of which 17 gave prevalence estimates and 11 discussed risk factors.. Main outcome measures Prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders, risk factors, effects of treatment. Results Factors positively associated with anxiety and depressive disorders were female sex, middle age, low , level of education, financial difficulty, being a housewife, and relationship problems. Arguments with husbands and relational problems with in-laws were positively associated in 3/11 studies. Those who had close confiding relationships were less likely to have anxiety and depressive disorders. Mean overall prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders in the community population was 34% (range 29-66% for women and 10-33% for men). There were no rigorously controlled trials of treatments for these disorders. Conclusions Available evidence suggests a major social cause for anxiety and depressive disorders in Pakistan. This evidence is limited because of methodological problems, so caution must be exercised in generalising this to the whole of the population of Pakistan.
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