IS SCHIZOPHRENIA DISAPPEARING

被引:156
作者
DER, G [1 ]
GUPTA, S [1 ]
MURRAY, RM [1 ]
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[1] INST PSYCHIAT, DE CRESPIGNY PK, DENMARK HILL, LONDON SE5 8AF, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0140-6736(90)90745-Q
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The incidence of schizophrenia is regarded as being similar between different cultures and times. However, several studies, mostly based on first-admission rates, have suggested that the incidence has declined over the past 10-15 years. Data from England and Wales for 1952-86 have been examined: there has been a substantial decrease, beginning in the mid-1960s, in the incidence of schizophrenia. © 1990.
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