First admissions for psychiatric disorders. A comparison between the Faroe Islands and Denmark

TY - JOUR

T1 - First admissions for psychiatric disorders. A comparison between the Faroe Islands and Denmark

AU - Joensen, S

AU - Wang, A G

N1 - Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alcoholism; Bipolar Disorder; Child; Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders; Denmark; Depressive Disorder; Female; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Patient Admission; Personality Disorders; Retrospective Studies; Schizophrenia

PY - 1983

Y1 - 1983

N2 - Historical accounts emphasize a high rate of mental morbidity in the Faroe Islands compared with Denmark. As prerequisites for a comparative investigation are now present, we have compared a 10-year period of first admission rates in both areas. We found a lower rate for the Faroes generally, in particular for women, for the age group 30-64, and also for the majority of diagnostic groups. The group manic-depressive psychosis come closest to Danish conditions, followed by reactive psychosis and alcohol and drug abuse. The greatest difference was found for the groups personal disorders, neuroses, and schizophrenia.

AB - Historical accounts emphasize a high rate of mental morbidity in the Faroe Islands compared with Denmark. As prerequisites for a comparative investigation are now present, we have compared a 10-year period of first admission rates in both areas. We found a lower rate for the Faroes generally, in particular for women, for the age group 30-64, and also for the majority of diagnostic groups. The group manic-depressive psychosis come closest to Danish conditions, followed by reactive psychosis and alcohol and drug abuse. The greatest difference was found for the groups personal disorders, neuroses, and schizophrenia.

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0001-690X

VL - 68

SP - 66

EP - 71

JO - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

JF - Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

IS - 1

ER -