Abstract
Objective: To determine the frequency of mental illnesses among patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital’spsychiatry unit.Study design: A Cross-sectional StudyDuration and place of study: The research was carried out between jan 2014– jan 2015Methods: Hospital records provided the admission charts for every patient admitted to the psychiatric ward for twoyears (2014–2015). Patient data was gathered from the records and then examined for clinical and sociodemographicinformation.Results: Over two years (2014–2015), 1727 patients were admitted to the hospital. 40% (n = 690) were men,and 60% (n = 1037) were women. The age group of 21 to 40 comprised most of the patients. According to ICDcategorization, the most common diagnoses were for mood disorders (63.8%), which were followed by anxiety disorders(7%) and acute and chronic psychosis (24.4%).Conclusion: Patients with acute mental problems that are difficult to treat make up the majority of the inpatientpattern.Keywords: Prevalence, Demographic characteristics, Psychiatric Disorders, Tertiary care hospital
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