Season and mental illness in an arctic area of northern Finland
The seasonal variation in mental disturbances was examined in 1251 reindeer herding males in an arctic area of northern Finland using the psychiatric section of the Cornell Medical Index questionnaire (CMI‐MR). The mean age of subjects was 43 years. One third of them were full‐time reindeer herders...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05802.x 2024-05-19T07:34:57+00:00 Season and mental illness in an arctic area of northern Finland Näyhä, S. Väisänen, E. Hassi, J. 1994 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05802.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0447.1994.tb05802.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05802.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica volume 89, issue s377, page 46-49 ISSN 0001-690X 1600-0447 Psychiatry and Mental health journal-article 1994 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1994.tb05802.x 2024-04-22T07:33:19Z The seasonal variation in mental disturbances was examined in 1251 reindeer herding males in an arctic area of northern Finland using the psychiatric section of the Cornell Medical Index questionnaire (CMI‐MR). The mean age of subjects was 43 years. One third of them were full‐time reindeer herders and 1/10 were Lapps. The prevalence of mental disorders (CMI‐MR at least 5) was estimated at 14 %, and it showed peaks in spring and autumn. The pattern was repeated for different varieties of illness, except for depression which showed a single cycle with the highest prevalence in the light season. The authors conclude that mental disorders in the arctic are most common in spring and autumn, and they question the common belief in mid‐winter as the most common season for mental disorders. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northern Finland Wiley Online Library Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 89 s377 46 49 |
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The seasonal variation in mental disturbances was examined in 1251 reindeer herding males in an arctic area of northern Finland using the psychiatric section of the Cornell Medical Index questionnaire (CMI‐MR). The mean age of subjects was 43 years. One third of them were full‐time reindeer herders and 1/10 were Lapps. The prevalence of mental disorders (CMI‐MR at least 5) was estimated at 14 %, and it showed peaks in spring and autumn. The pattern was repeated for different varieties of illness, except for depression which showed a single cycle with the highest prevalence in the light season. The authors conclude that mental disorders in the arctic are most common in spring and autumn, and they question the common belief in mid‐winter as the most common season for mental disorders. |
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Season and mental illness in an arctic area of northern Finland |
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