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The Nordic comparative studv on sectorized psychcatry. Part IV. The influence of patient social characteristics on treated incidence
Author(s) -
Vinding H. R.,
Hansson L.,
Zandrén T.,
Göstas G.,
Lindhardt A.,
Saarento O.,
Sandlund M.,
Öiesvold T.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10657.x
Subject(s) - incidence (geometry) , psychology , psychiatry , medicine , optics , physics
Vinding HR, Hansson L, Zandrén T, Göstas G, Lindhardt A, Saarento O, Sandlund M, Öiesvold T. The Nordic comparative study on sectorized psychiatry. Part IV. The influence of patient social characteristics on treated incidence. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1996: 93: 339–344. © Munksgaard 1996. As part of a Nordic comparative study on sectorized psychiatry, sociodemographic characteristics (gender, age and marital status) were studied in relation to treated incidence in eight diagnostic subgroups. One‐year incidence cohorts in seven sectorized psychiatric services were used. Women with a neurosis diagnosis had a significantly higher relative probability of contact with all services. Men with a dependence diagnosis had a significantly higher relative probability of contact with four of the seven services. Older people had a significantly higher relative risk for affective psychosis in six of the seven centres, and younger individuals had a significantly higher relative risk for personality disorders in six of the seven centres. Unmarried people showed a higher relative risk for functional psychosis and personality disorders in five of the seven services.