Is schizophrenia disappearing?
The incidence of schizophrenia is regarded as being similar between different cultures and times. However, several studies, mostly based on first-admission rates, have suggested that the incidence has declined over the past 10-15 years. Data from England and Wales for 1952-86 have been examined: there has been a substantial decrease, beginning in the mid-1960s, in the incidence of schizophrenia.
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D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology