Aderibigbe Y A
Department of Psychiatry Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298-710, USA.
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1995;246(1):37-46. doi: 10.1007/BF02191813.
Advances in psychiatric research have reestablished the importance of psychiatric community epidemiological studies. Psychiatric epidemiological surveys that used the same standardized diagnostic interview and classification system in different parts of the world were reviewed. The lifetime prevalence for any psychiatric morbidity ranged from 21 to 65%. The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was higher than that in the first- and second-generation community surveys. The relevance of these findings to clinical practice, public health, and the directions for future epidemiological research are discussed.
精神病学研究的进展重新确立了精神科社区流行病学研究的重要性。本文回顾了在世界不同地区使用相同标准化诊断访谈和分类系统的精神病流行病学调查。任何精神疾病的终生患病率在21%至65%之间。精神障碍的患病率高于第一代和第二代社区调查中的患病率。本文还讨论了这些研究结果与临床实践、公共卫生的相关性以及未来流行病学研究的方向。
