Incidence and other aspects of the epidemiology of schizophrenia in Denmark, 1971-87.
All Danish psychiatric patients admitted to hospital for the first time in the period 1969-88 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia given at least once during the period were included in the study. More than 8500 patients were examined in the Danish nationwide psychiatric register. First-admission rates decreased by approximately 50% irrespective of mode of calculation and increase in SMR. The use of in-patient care was unchanged despite a reduction in available beds of more than 40% in the study period.
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Institute of Psychiatric Demography, Psychiatric Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
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D000367:Age Factors; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000534:rehabilitation; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012737:Sex Factors; D015996:Survival Rate