Epidemiology International journal, said depression is significantly higher among illiterate, unskilled and skilled workers belonging to lower socioeconomic groups.“During the nationwide lockdown, an online survey to assess the feeling of depression was conducted.
The proportion of respondents feeling depressed was 28%. By using patient health questionnaire, the proportion of respondents with depression was found to be 51.6%, including mild depression," said Dr Jugal Kishore, professor and head, dep-artment of community medicine, Safdarjung Hospital.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.