Rayirala, AnithaNallapaneni, Nageswar RaoMandadi, Gowri DeviBhogaraju, Anand2019-11-162019-11-162014-01Rayirala Anitha, Nallapaneni Nageswar Rao, Mandadi Gowri Devi, Bhogaraju Anand. A cross sectional comparative study assessing the psychiatric morbidity in elderly living in old age homes and community. Andhra Pradesh Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2015 Jan-Jun; 15(1): 86-922249-5851http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/183873Background: There has been a change in socio familial scenario over a period of time in India. The elderly are being displaced from a combined family to the old age homes. There is a need to assess the psychiatric morbidity in these settings to frame policies for future. Aims and objectives: To compare socio demographic factors and psychiatric morbidity in elderly living in old age homes and community. Methodology: 50 subjects from each of old age homes and community were administered Geriatric Mental Status Questionnaire after taking informed consent. The socio demographic factors and psychiatric morbidity of the two groups were analyzed statistically. Results: Statistically significant differences were found between the two groups in socio demographic factors like age, educational status, socio economic status, marital status, having no male children and having employed children. Anxiety, moderate depression, obsessions and alcohol use were found to be higher in the community group where as mild depression; cognitive impairment and somatic dysfunction were found to be higher in old age homes, but statistically not significant, except for alcohol use. Conclusion: Elderly people in old age homes and community differed in socio demographic factors but not much in psychiatric morbidity.Old Age HomesCommunityPsychiatric MorbidityJournal ArticleIndiaAssistant Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaAssociate Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaProfessor of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, IndiaProfessor of Psychiatry, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hyderabad, Telangana, India