Weissman M M, Klerman G L
Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1978 Jun;35(6):705-12. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1978.01770300047005.
Psychiatric epidemiology in the United States currently is being influenced by developments in genetics, psychopharmacology, neurobiology, and particularly psychopathology after the heavy influences of the social sciences during the post-World War II period. The integration of recent scientific developments in psychiatry, with the methodological precision that characterized the earlier studies of the 50s and 60s promises to provide new knowledge on the epidemiology of mental disorders in the community, which will have important implications both for professional practices in medicine and public health and for public policy in the planning of mental health services, training, and research.
美国的精神病流行病学目前受到遗传学、精神药理学、神经生物学发展的影响，尤其是在二战后社会科学产生重大影响之后的精神病理学发展的影响。精神病学领域近期科学发展与20世纪50年代和60年代早期研究的方法精确性相结合，有望为社区精神障碍流行病学提供新知识，这将对医学和公共卫生领域的专业实践以及精神卫生服务规划、培训和研究方面的公共政策产生重要影响。
