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Gender, age, ethnicity and area of residence influence incidence of psychotic disorders

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmh.9.4.107

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    Kirkbride JB, Fearon P, Morgan C, et al. Heterogeneity in incidence rates of schizophrenia and other psychotic syndromes—findings from the 3-center ÆSOP study. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2006;63:250–8.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Q Does gender, age, ethnicity, and/or place of residence affect the incidence of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders?

    METHODS

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    Longitudinal study.

    Embedded ImageFollow up period:

    Two years (Nottingham and London), nine months (Bristol).

    Embedded ImageSetting:

    Three study centres in South East London, Nottingham, and Bristol, UK; case ascertainment 1997–99.

    Embedded ImagePeople:

    1 030 266 people (1 631 441 person years) aged 16–64 years resident in the study areas (UK 2001 census data).

    Embedded ImageRisk factors:

    Gender, age, ethnicity, area of residence. Ethnicity was determined by self-report, place of birth, and parents’ place of birth.

    Embedded ImageOutcomes:

    Incidence of schizophrenia or other psychoses (DSM-IV). All people making contact with psychiatric services for the first time who had symptoms or clinical suspicion of psychosis and no organic medical cause were screened using the World …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: James B Kirkbride, MSc, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK; jbk25{at}cam.ac.uk

    • Sources of funding: Medical Research Council, UK and Stanley Medical Research Institute, USA.