Treatment gap and care characteristics of depressive disorder among adults in India: NMHS 2016
| Treatment gap and care characteristics of depressive disorder | Overall (n=330) | Male (n=79) | Female (n=251) | Rural (n=237) | Urban non-metro (n=55) | Urban metro (n=38) |
| Treatment gap | 79.1% | 75.9% | 80.1% | 78.1% | 87.3% | 73.7% |
| Median duration of illness (in months) | 36 (1–480) | 24 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 36 |
| Median interval between onset of illness and consultation (in months) | 3 (1–120) | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Median duration of being on treatment (in months) | 24(1–240) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 30 |
NMHS, National Mental Health Survey.