Sashidharan S P, Surtees P G, Kreitman N B, Ingham J G, Miller P M
MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, Royal Edinburgh Hospital.
Br J Psychiatry. 1990 Dec;157:828-34. doi: 10.1192/bjp.157.6.828.
In a study comparing depressive disorders detected in a field survey (n = 90) with patients referred to a specialist treatment setting (n = 63), the clinical features and demographic correlates of 'cases' of affective disorders proved to be similar. However, those in treatment settings appeared to have more people achieving definite case status. Hospital-referred cases were also more likely than community cases to be older and single, and this difference persisted even after controlling for chronicity of symptoms.
在一项研究中，将现场调查中检测出的抑郁症患者（n = 90）与转至专科治疗机构的患者（n = 63）进行比较，结果表明情感障碍“病例”的临床特征和人口统计学关联相似。然而，在治疗机构中的患者似乎有更多人达到确诊病例状态。与社区病例相比，转诊至医院的病例年龄更大且单身的可能性也更高，即使在控制症状慢性化之后，这种差异仍然存在。
