title: A rapid survey on substance abuse disorders in the urban slums of New Delhi.
abstract: The results are presented of a rapid survey screening method of general population for identifying dependent and non dependent drug abusers, especially in vulnerable groups such as slum dwellers. The results showed that with the help of instrument with modified DSM III and interviewing only the heads of the households it was possible to get reliable estimates of dependence disorder in the community. This method can be of assistance to health planners for a quick assessment of the magnitude of the problem leading to better allocation of funds and developing services for the affected population. The method is an improvement on key informant technique and a full fledged survey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003625:Data Collection; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011204:Poverty Areas; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014505:Urban Population