The Shatin community mental health survey in Hong Kong. II. Major findings.
A large-scale community survey in Shatin, Hong Kong, is presented with a modified two-phase design using flagged and nonflagged subsamples. A modified Self-Reporting Questionnaire and the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (version III) were used as the screening and diagnostic instruments, respectively. Lifetime rates for 19 Diagnostic Interview Schedule/DSM-III diagnoses are presented. The most common diagnoses in Shatin were tobacco dependence, generalized anxiety disorder, alcohol abuse and/or dependence, all phobias, and dysthymic disorder. The male-predominant disorders were tobacco dependence, alcohol abuse/dependence, pathological gambling, and antisocial personality. The female-predominant disorders were generalized anxiety disorder, all phobias, dysthymic disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and bereavement.
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Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories.
Wong
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Chan-Ho
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Fung
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires