Mental illness, neuroticism and life events in a Dutch village sample: a follow-up.
In a 5-year follow-up of 32 patients identified during a survey of a Dutch village in 1969, approximately two-thirds were found to have recovered. This result was reflected in the scores on a self-reporting questionnaire. A control group showed little change over those years. The persistence of psychiatric problems was related to life experience, as measured by a life-event interview.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological