McCreadie R G
Br J Psychiatry. 1982 Jun;140:582-6. doi: 10.1192/bjp.140.6.582.
A review of all known schizophrenics from a discrete geographical area, Nithsdale in Dumfries and Galloway REgion, found a point prevalence of 2.38 per 1000 of the total population; this figure fell to 1.73 when only Feighner positive schizophrenics were considered. Only 3 per cent of the population interviewed had no abnormality in mental state or behaviour; negative schizophrenic symptoms were prominent, positive symptoms uncommon. Approximately one quarter were in-patients, who were an atypical group, showing much more obvious social and psychiatric disability. In- and day patient care and state benefits for schizophrenics cost each member of the Nithsdale community approximately 12 pounds a year.
对来自一个特定地理区域——邓弗里斯和加洛韦地区的尼斯代尔——的所有已知精神分裂症患者进行的一项调查发现，每1000名总人口中的点患病率为2.38；若仅考虑符合费格纳标准的精神分裂症患者，这一数字降至1.73。在接受访谈的人群中，只有3%的人精神状态或行为没有异常；阴性精神分裂症症状突出，阳性症状不常见。大约四分之一是住院患者，他们是一个非典型群体，表现出更明显的社会和精神残疾。为精神分裂症患者提供的住院和日间护理以及国家福利，使尼斯代尔社区的每个成员每年大约花费12英镑。
