title: Course of psychosis in Algeria and in France: about 342 cases observed from 1975 to 1985.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the evolution of psychotic patients in Algeria and in France. In 1975, 105 patients were selected in Algeria and 237 in France. Ten years later, in 1985, all these patients were interviewed. In 1985, we investigated for each subject the evolution of the following parameters: sex, age, DSM-III axis 1 and 5, marital status, social welfare work, and treatment variables. Our results indicate that the improvement of the psychosocial adaptation (DSM-III axis 5) is slightly better in Algeria than in France. Medical and social support seems to be quantitatively less important in Algeria.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Psychiatrie et de Psychologie médicale, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Merdji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touari
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bensmail
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Souetre
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Darcourt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000462:Algeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004409:Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010259:Paranoid Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents