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Incidence and Other Aspects of the Epidemiology of Schizophrenia in Denmark, 1971–87

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Povl Munk-J⊘rgensen  and
Preben Bo Mortensen
Povl Munk-J⊘rgensen*
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatric Demography, Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
Preben Bo Mortensen
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatric Demography, Psychiatric Hospital in Aarhus, DK-8240 Risskov, Denmark
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

All Danish psychiatric patients admitted to hospital for the first time in the period 1969–88 with a diagnosis of schizophrenia given at least once during the period were included in the study. More than 8500 patients were examined in the Danish nationwide psychiatric register. First-admission rates decreased by approximately 50% irrespective of mode of calculation and increase in SMR. The use of in-patient care was unchanged despite a reduction in available beds of more than 40% in the study period.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 161 , Issue 4 , October 1992 , pp. 489 - 495
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Copyright © 1992 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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