Affective disorders among Greenlandic psychiatric patients
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the treatment incidence, diagnostic stability and clinical and social outcome of affective disorders in the Greenlandic population. Methods A cohort of Greenlanders first hospitalized in 1980–1983 and diagnosed with an affective disorder at least once...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10892.x 2023-12-03T10:23:31+01:00 Affective disorders among Greenlandic psychiatric patients Lynge, I. Munk‐Jsrgensen, P. Mortensen, P. B. 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10892.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0447.1999.tb10892.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10892.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica volume 100, issue 6, page 424-432 ISSN 0001-690X 1600-0447 Psychiatry and Mental health journal-article 1999 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0447.1999.tb10892.x 2023-11-09T13:22:07Z Objective The aim of this study was to determine the treatment incidence, diagnostic stability and clinical and social outcome of affective disorders in the Greenlandic population. Methods A cohort of Greenlanders first hospitalized in 1980–1983 and diagnosed with an affective disorder at least once during the period 7 to 12 years after first admission formed the study population. The manic‐depressive patients who were still alive at follow‐up were invited for a Present State Examination, and information about clinical and social condition was obtained for the total cohort. Results The rates of manic‐depressive psychoses diagnosed at first admission or later were 6.6 for men and 20.4 for women per 100 000 individuals of over 15 years of age. The unipolar: bipolar ratio was very low, namely 1:3 for men and 1:2 for women. Outcome was relatively poor. Conclusion Manic‐depression is a recognizable diagnostic category in Greenland. Extremely low rates of unipolar disorders in both sexes and high rates of bipolar disorders among women were the most marked findings. Article in Journal/Newspaper Greenland greenlander* greenlandic Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Greenland Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica 100 6 424 432 |
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Objective The aim of this study was to determine the treatment incidence, diagnostic stability and clinical and social outcome of affective disorders in the Greenlandic population. Methods A cohort of Greenlanders first hospitalized in 1980–1983 and diagnosed with an affective disorder at least once during the period 7 to 12 years after first admission formed the study population. The manic‐depressive patients who were still alive at follow‐up were invited for a Present State Examination, and information about clinical and social condition was obtained for the total cohort. Results The rates of manic‐depressive psychoses diagnosed at first admission or later were 6.6 for men and 20.4 for women per 100 000 individuals of over 15 years of age. The unipolar: bipolar ratio was very low, namely 1:3 for men and 1:2 for women. Outcome was relatively poor. Conclusion Manic‐depression is a recognizable diagnostic category in Greenland. Extremely low rates of unipolar disorders in both sexes and high rates of bipolar disorders among women were the most marked findings. |
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