Surtees P G, Sashidharan S P, Dean C
Br J Psychiatry. 1986 Feb;148:176-86. doi: 10.1192/bjp.148.2.176.
This paper reports upon a longitudinal general population survey of psychiatric disorder among a sample of women in Edinburgh. The course and outcome of the identified disorders, defined according to the RDC, are described. In addition the report documents the consequence, for the description of episodes, of adopting a diagnostic scheme which embodies hierarchical and inter-episode interval rules. Estimates of disease rates per year revealed a period prevalence of RDC disorder of 25.2% (17.6% depressive and 7.6% anxiety disorder) and an RDC new episode inception rate of 12.6%. In spite of the evident nontrivial nature of these conditions, and of the extent to which they were found to endure, contact with the psychiatric services was found to be minimal.
本文报告了一项针对爱丁堡女性样本进行的精神障碍纵向总体调查。描述了根据研究诊断标准（RDC）确定的障碍的病程和结局。此外，该报告记录了采用体现分层和发作间期规则的诊断方案对发作描述的影响。每年的疾病发生率估计显示，RDC障碍的时期患病率为25.2%（抑郁障碍为17.6%，焦虑障碍为7.6%），RDC新发作起始率为12.6%。尽管这些病症显然具有重要意义，且发现它们持续存在的程度较高，但与精神科服务的接触却很少。
