The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data
Background: Depressive disorders are frequent mental disorders that rank as top contributors of disability worldwide. Despite their burgeoning concerns, these are still one of the unheeded issues in developing nations. This study aims to describe the burden of major mental health disorders in Nepal...
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Background: Depressive disorders are frequent mental disorders that rank as top contributors of disability
worldwide. Despite their burgeoning concerns, these are still one of the unheeded issues in developing nations.
This study aims to describe the burden of major mental health disorders in Nepal in terms of Year Lived with
Disability and Disability-Adjusted Life Year by age and sex standardization.
Methods: The publicly available Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data from 1990 to 2017 was used for this study.
The age and sex-specific incidence, prevalence rate, YLDs, and DALYs were examined among 100,000
populations.
Results: It was noted that females had the higher prevalence of depressive [4094.4 (95% uncertainty interval [UI]:
3761.9-4470.3 per 100,000)] and anxiety [4496.8 (95% UI: 4171.9-4837.9 per 100,000)] disorders. The prevalence
of major depressive disorders was comparatively higher in females (2766.7) than males (1822.9). Females also had
higher YLDs for both depressive and anxiety disorders. In 2017, higher DALYs of anxiety disorder were found in
the females of 45-49 years (630.1). Childhood sexual abuse was found to be the major risk factor for depressive
disorder, contributing to 32.5 DALYs in both sexes. Bullying, and victimization had contributed to 26.7 DALYs of
anxiety.
Conclusion: There is a high burden of mental disorders in females of Nepal. This finding would support in
identifying major mental health challenges in the country and in developing plans and interventions based on
preventive, curative, and rehabilitative strategies.
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbe85a1fb0e4489f82c987ac666108e82023-10-31T15:30:47ZengKarnali Academy of Health SciencesJournal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences2616-00642676-13272022-04-0151The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease DataDeepa Kumari Bhatta0Kreeti Budhathoki1Kiran Paudel2Shishir Paudel3Sujan Babu Marhatta4Smritee Mahat5Avinaya Banskota6Yadav Prasad Joshi7Department of Public Health, Nobel College (affiliated to Pokhara University), Sinamangal, Kathmandu,Department of Psychology, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, NepalInstitute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Public Health, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalFaculty of Science, Health & Technology, Nepal Open University, Lalitpur, NepalDepartment of Pathology, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, NepalSchool of Arts (Disability Research Center), Kathmandu University, Hattiban, Lalitpur, NepalDepartment of Public Health, Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal Background: Depressive disorders are frequent mental disorders that rank as top contributors of disability worldwide. Despite their burgeoning concerns, these are still one of the unheeded issues in developing nations. This study aims to describe the burden of major mental health disorders in Nepal in terms of Year Lived with Disability and Disability-Adjusted Life Year by age and sex standardization. Methods: The publicly available Global Burden of Disease (GBD) data from 1990 to 2017 was used for this study. The age and sex-specific incidence, prevalence rate, YLDs, and DALYs were examined among 100,000 populations. Results: It was noted that females had the higher prevalence of depressive [4094.4 (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 3761.9-4470.3 per 100,000)] and anxiety [4496.8 (95% UI: 4171.9-4837.9 per 100,000)] disorders. The prevalence of major depressive disorders was comparatively higher in females (2766.7) than males (1822.9). Females also had higher YLDs for both depressive and anxiety disorders. In 2017, higher DALYs of anxiety disorder were found in the females of 45-49 years (630.1). Childhood sexual abuse was found to be the major risk factor for depressive disorder, contributing to 32.5 DALYs in both sexes. Bullying, and victimization had contributed to 26.7 DALYs of anxiety. Conclusion: There is a high burden of mental disorders in females of Nepal. This finding would support in identifying major mental health challenges in the country and in developing plans and interventions based on preventive, curative, and rehabilitative strategies. http://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/670Mental disordersdepressionanxietyprevalenceincidenceburden |
| spellingShingle | Deepa Kumari Bhatta Kreeti Budhathoki Kiran Paudel Shishir Paudel Sujan Babu Marhatta Smritee Mahat Avinaya Banskota Yadav Prasad Joshi The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences Mental disorders depression anxiety prevalence incidence burden |
| title | The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data |
| title_full | The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data |
| title_fullStr | The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data |
| title_short | The Burden of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders in Nepal, 1990-2017: An Analysis of Global Burden of Disease Data |
| title_sort | burden of depressive and anxiety disorders in nepal 1990 2017 an analysis of global burden of disease data |
| topic | Mental disorders depression anxiety prevalence incidence burden |
| url | http://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/670 |
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