The frequency of major psychiatric disorder in Chinese inpatients.
The authors applied DSM-III criteria to 268 consecutive Chinese inpatients. Nearly a quarter had affective disorder, a third had schizophrenia, and, except for one patient, none had alcoholism or drug abuse. The authors discuss the factors influencing hospitalization in China.
D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000453:epidemiology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology