Abstract
A population survey of rural, semi-rural and urban areas of Agra was carried out in order to determine the prevalence of severe mental disorders in an Indian community. The lifetime prevalence rate was 23,79 per 1000 and conditions such as schizophrenia and severe mental retardation occurred with approximately the same frequency as in other parts of the world. Severe hysterical states, mainly taking the form of “fits”, were common, particularly among women, among illiterate people in joint families and in castes which provided very protected conditions for females. High rates were also found among Punjabi refugees, who had had particularly difficult experiences during their migration.
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