First admissions for psychiatric disorders. A comparison between the Faroe Islands and Denmark.
Historical accounts emphasize a high rate of mental morbidity in the Faroe Islands compared with Denmark. As prerequisites for a comparative investigation are now present, we have compared a 10-year period of first admission rates in both areas. We found a lower rate for the Faroes generally, in particular for women, for the age group 30-64, and also for the majority of diagnostic groups. The group manic-depressive psychosis come closest to Danish conditions, followed by reactive psychosis and alcohol and drug abuse. The greatest difference was found for the groups personal disorders, neuroses, and schizophrenia.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends*; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology