title: Prevalence of mental disorders among adults in Finland: basic results from the Mini Finland Health Survey.
abstract: The Mini Finland Health Survey was an extensive epidemiological study of the Finnish population aged 30 or over; the prevalence of mental disorders was one aspect studied. Prevalence of symptoms in the General Health Questionnaire as well as the prevalence of self-perceived and clinically assessed mental disorders was studied. The total prevalence of clinically assessed mental disorders was 17.4%, 14.8% in the men and 19.5% in the women. A definite disorder was observed for 11.7% of the subjects. About half of the subjects suffering from a mental disorder according to clinical assessment also reported a self-perceived disorder. Of various diagnoses, the most common were phobic and anxiety neurosis (6.2%) and neurotic depression (4.6%). The prevalence of schizophrenia was 1.3%. The highest prevalence was found in the ages 50 to 64 years. The prevalence of psychoses was highest in northern and eastern Finland, and that of neuroses in southern Finland.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Research Centre, Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lehtinen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joukamaa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lahtela
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raitasalo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jyrkinen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maatela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aromaa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010556:Personality Tests; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology