Epidemiology of Psychotic Disorders
Perälä, Jonna (2012)
Perälä, Jonna
THL
2012
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-245-826-1
Tutkimus : 2013_097
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-245-826-1
Tutkimus : 2013_097
Tiivistelmä
Schizophrenia and other psychoses are among the most severe medical diseases. There are few general population surveys of psychotic disorders. Most studies have focused on schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, while data of many other specific psychotic disorders are scarce. This study investigated the lifetime prevalence and epidemiological features of psychotic disorders in the adult Finnish general population. The lifetime prevalence of psychotic disorders was higher than has been estimated in most recent general population studies. The most common disorder was schizophrenia. Psychoses were generally associated with socioeconomic disadvantage. The highest lifetime prevalence was found in northern and eastern parts of Finland, which should be taken into account when resources are allocated to health care. Alcohol-induced psychotic disorders were common in working aged men and associated with high mortality. Clinical features of delusional disorder were different from schizophrenia. Disorganized schizophrenia was a schizophrenia subtype associated with poor outcome. With a high lifetime prevalence exceeding 3%, psychotic disorders are a major public health concern.
Kokoelmat
- Kirjat [4303]