Determinants of depression in Indian tribal adults: Evidence from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India Wave-I survey

CONCLUSIONS: Given the substantial burden of depression among the adult ST population, the present study lays emphasis on raising the awareness about depressive symptoms and strengthen the availability of mental health services among the ST community through intensive campaigns and engagement of ST individuals along with other key stakeholders. Higher education, living with spouse and children and a physically active lifestyle can play a crucial role in limiting depressive symptoms among the tribal adults (≥45 yr). It is paramount to regularly screen depressive symptoms and conduct more microlevel studies to evaluate socioeconomic and health determinants of depressive symptoms among ST communities living in different geographic regions.PMID:38439123 | DOI:10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_3266_21
Source: The Indian Journal of Medical Research - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research