Wetterberg L
Psykiatriska kliniken, S:t Görans sjukhus, Stockholm.
Nord Med. 1993;108(5):148-9.
Psychiatric research in the five Nordic countries has yielded a substantial body of work during recent years-e.g., on Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and neurotransmitters. Owing to their geographic position and the reliability of their demographic records, the Nordic countries are uniquely suited to epidemiological studies-e.g., of mental disorders over time. Research spans both the fields of biological and clinical community psychiatry in all five countries, though the emphasis varies somewhat: the focus in Sweden and Denmark being more on biological psychiatry, while in Norway and Finland it is more on community, adolescent, and emergency psychiatry.
近年来，北欧五国的精神病学研究成果颇丰，例如在阿尔茨海默病、精神分裂症和神经递质方面。由于地理位置和人口记录的可靠性，北欧国家非常适合进行流行病学研究，比如对精神障碍随时间变化的研究。所有五个国家的研究都涵盖生物精神病学和临床社区精神病学领域，不过重点略有不同：瑞典和丹麦更侧重于生物精神病学，而挪威和芬兰则更侧重于社区、青少年和急诊精神病学。
