Introduction: The World Health Organization estimates that one of four families, worldwide, has at least one-member suffering from psychiatric disorder. The World Health Organization (WHO) Global burden of disease study estimates that mental and addictive disorders are among the most burdensome in the world, and their burden will increase over the next few decades.

Aim and Objectives

1. To assess the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in geriatric population and its association with biosocial factors.
2. To identify the determinants of psychiatric morbidity of study subjects.

Material and Methods: Across-sectional study was conducted among the elderly (more than 60 years) living in municipal limits of rural Kanpur from January 2019 to January 2020. A total of 278 study subjects were included in the study.

Results: Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity was found to be (21.94%) in rural areas among population of >60 years. Mean age of study subjects was 64.36 ±3.89 years in rural areas.

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Dr Abid Ali Ansari

Resident, Department of Community Medicine, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur