title: Central registry in psychiatry: A structured review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Central registry in psychiatry is being practiced in few countries and has been found useful in research and clinical management. Role of central registry has also expanded over the years.
  
  
  METHODS
  All accessible internet database Medline, Scopus, Embase were accessed from 1990 till date. Available data were systematically reviewed in structured manner and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Central registry was found useful in epidemiological analysis, association studies, outcome studies, comorbidity studies, forensic issue, effective of medication, qualitative analysis etc..
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Central registry proves to be effective tool in quantitative and qualitative understanding of psychiatry practice. Findings of studies from central registry can be useful in modifying best practice and evidence based treatment in psychiatry.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Jyoti
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ts
authors.initials: Ts
authors.lastname: Ramakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Scientist F and Clinical Psychologist, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, DY Patil Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Suresh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shashikumar
keywords: Central registry; epidemiology; psychiatry