Gogstad A, Bjerkedal T
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2001 May 10;121(12):1452-6.
A considerable increase was noticed in Norway over the 1990s in the incidence of persons below 34 drawing disability pensions. In certain communities, the number almost tripled from 1992 to 1997.
In order to study the causes of this increase, we examined all applications for disability pension from persons below 34 in the years 1992 and 1997 drawn from 19 selected local communities all over Norway, a total of 239 files. Social and medical variables and elements of the application procedure were registered and subjected to statistical analysis.
Apart from the medical diagnoses used, there were only small differences between the characteristics of applicants in the two years under study. The number of persons with a psychiatric diagnosis was, however, considerably higher in 1997 than in 1992, in relative as well as in absolute terms.
We cannot say for certain whether the higher number of applicants registered with a mental disorder really reflects an increase in such disorders among young people, but the observations may reflect a higher incidence, probably caused by more pressure in the workplace in terms of competition and the level of qualifications required.
20世纪90年代，挪威领取残疾抚恤金的34岁以下人群的发病率显著上升。在某些社区，这一数字从1992年到1997年几乎增长了两倍。
为了研究这种增长的原因，我们调查了1992年和1997年挪威各地19个选定社区中所有34岁以下人群的残疾抚恤金申请，共239份档案。记录了社会和医学变量以及申请程序的要素，并进行了统计分析。
除了所使用的医学诊断外，在研究的两年中，申请人的特征只有细微差异。然而，无论从相对还是绝对数量来看，1997年患有精神疾病诊断的人数都比1992年高得多。
我们不能确定登记患有精神障碍的申请人数量增加是否真的反映了年轻人中此类疾病的增加，但这些观察结果可能反映了发病率的上升，这可能是由于工作场所竞争压力和所需资格水平增加所致。
