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Anthropology and psychiatric epidemiology

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1994
ABSTRACTPsychiatric epidemiologic research has been criticized by anthropologists for ignoring cultural variation in the definitions of psychiatric disorders. While recognizing the importance of this issue, it is suggested here that a considerable amount of ethnographic evidence indicates that many types of comparative effort can be carried out without
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Psychiatric Epidemiology

2006
Abstract Searching for the causes of mental disorders is as exciting as it is complex. The relationship between pathophysiology and its overt manifestations is exceedingly intricate, and often the causes of a disorder are elusive at best. This book provides a resource for anyone trying to track these causes.
Ezra Susser, Sharon Schwartz, Alfredo Morabia, Evelyn Bromet   +3 more
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The psychiatric epidemiology of violent behaviour

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1998
This paper reviews the current state of the debate on the relationship between mental disorder and violent behaviour. Starting from the discussion of methodological approaches to assessing a possible association, the most important studies carried out on the issue in recent years are discussed.
M, Eronen, M C, Angermeyer, B, Schulze
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Psychiatric Epidemiology

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1970
PSYCHIATRIC EPIDEMIOLOGY AIMS AND METHODS by E. STRÖMGRENEPIDEMIOLOGY OF THE PSYCHOSES by Ö.
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Research directions in psychiatric epidemiology

Psychological Medicine, 1979
SynopsisA sufficient number of studies of geographically defined populations have now been done so as to make it clear that when all the various kinds of mental illnesses are lumped together, the total prevalence rates commonly amount to 20% or more.
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Psychiatric epidemiology-a historic review

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1990
In pursuing diverse goals over the years, psychiatric epidemiology has produced a rich variety of enterprises. But the core concern of psychiatric epidemiology from its earliest days has been the estimation of the overall prevalence of psychiatric disorder in the total population, in an effort to estimate need for services and to identify demographic ...
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The evolving face of psychiatric epidemiology

British Journal of Psychiatry, 1997
In 1978, Michael Shepherd gave a Maudsley Bequest Lecture in which it was necessary for him to argue from first principles for the need for epidemiological research within clinical psychiatry (Shepherd, 1978). This paper will take stock of the 20 years since his lecture and point to the new directions for this research approach.
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Psychology, psychologists, and psychiatric epidemiology

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1994
ABSTRACTThe purpose of this paper is to inquire into what interests psychologists might have in epidemiological approaches to the study of psychopathology, what psychologists have contributed in the past, and what they might be expected to contribute in the future.
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[Psychiatric epidemiology].

Acta psiquiatrica y psicologica de America latina, 1987
This paper presents a critical synthesis of models and methods in psychiatric epidemiology, with special reference to the developing world. Basic epidemiological concepts and their application to psychiatric epidemiology are reviewed. Lastly, the relevance of these developments for the Third World is described, underlining their role in General Health ...
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Contributions of Epidemiology to Psychiatric Thought

The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 1990
As a result of trying to apply both science and humanism to psychological problems, psychiatry is exposed to a welter of confusing issues in which science and intuition are pitted against each other. A growing awareness of the importance of quantification in clinical research and theory construction is having the effect of increasing the polarization.
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