Schizophrenia in Greenland: a follow-up study.
A total of 289 Greenlanders admitted for the first time to a mental hospital from 1980 to 1983, were followed for 7 years. Thirty-seven patients, 24 men and 13 women, were diagnosed with schizophrenia at least once during the follow-up period. The annual first admission rate per 100,000 was 41 for men and 23 for women. The schizophrenics were compared with a group of non-schizophrenics at the same age admitted in the same period. The main results were young age at first admittance, high male-female ratio and poor clinical and social outcome. The results were compared with WHO's cross-cultural studies. Young age and a high male-female ratio are in accordance with the developing countries, whereas poor outcome is in accordance with the industrialized countries.
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Institute for Basic Psychiatric Research, Department of Psychiatric Demography, Aarhus Psychiatric Hospital, Risskov, Denmark.
Jacobsen
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D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006116:Greenland; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014944:World Health Organization